CVE-2012-0151: Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-06-08. EPSS: 87.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified file with additional content, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows XP: affected versions not specified

Published 2012-04-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.