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TI-2012-01260 Aliases CVE-2012-1438GHSA-g8w7-grwr-hp6m

The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0…

Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The Microsoft Office file parser in Comodo Antivirus 7425 and Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an Office file with a ustar character sequence at a certain location. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different Office parser implementations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.13223 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7425:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7425VulnerableComodo
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.61.0VulnerableSophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_antivirus:7425:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7425 Vulnerable ·Comodo
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:4.61.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.61.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1438
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8w7-grwr-hp6m

References

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Sources

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