{"cve":"CVE-2012-4774","nvd":{"published":"2012-12-12T00:55:01.217","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:42.017","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) file name or (2) subfolder name that triggers use of unallocated memory as the destination of a copy operation, aka \"Windows Filename Parsing Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-081","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15901","http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-081"],"products":["microsoft:windows_7","microsoft:windows_server_2003","microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_vista","microsoft:windows_xp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4774","score":0.20766,"percentile":0.9754,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}