November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2012-0158 — Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX
Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- MSCOMCTL.OCX
- EPSS
- 99.9th percentile (score 0.943, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0158
CISA short description
Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution, allowing an attacker to take complete control of an affected system under the context of the current user.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.