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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-1856

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX TabStrip ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published: Mar 3, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) document or (2) web page that triggers system-state corruption.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX contains a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the TabStrip ActiveX control that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted documents or web pages. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Office versions and poses severe risk to organizations using affected Office installations.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة حرجة في عنصر التحكم TabStrip ActiveX ضمن MSCOMCTL.OCX في Microsoft Office تسمح بتنفيذ أكواد عشوائية عن بعد. يمكن استغلال الثغرة من خلال مستندات Office مصممة خصيصاً أو صفحات ويب ضارة تسبب تلف حالة النظام. تؤثر على مستخدمي Office في جميع أنحاء المملكة والمنظمات الحكومية والخاصة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX يحتوي على ثغرة حرجة في التنفيذ البعيد للأكواد في عنصر التحكم TabStrip ActiveX الذي يسمح للمهاجمين بتنفيذ أكواد عشوائية من خلال المستندات أو صفحات الويب المصممة خصيصاً. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على إصدارات متعددة من Microsoft Office وتشكل خطراً شديداً على المنظمات التي تستخدم تثبيتات Office المتأثرة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 30, 2026 00:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom energy healthcare
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates immediately. Disable ActiveX controls in Office applications if not required. Implement application whitelisting policies. Restrict document opening from untrusted sources. Deploy network-level controls to block malicious document delivery. Update all affected Microsoft Office versions to patched releases.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تحديثات الأمان من Microsoft فوراً. تعطيل عناصر التحكم ActiveX في تطبيقات Office إذا لم تكن مطلوبة. تطبيق سياسات القائمة البيضاء للتطبيقات. تقييد فتح المستندات من مصادر غير موثوقة. نشر عناصر التحكم على مستوى الشبكة لحظر تسليم المستندات الضارة. تحديث جميع إصدارات Microsoft Office المتأثرة إلى الإصدارات المصححة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2.1.1 2.2.1 3.1.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 PR.IP-12 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Office
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS91.95%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-03-24
Published 2022-03-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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