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APT12 G0005

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Also known as: IXESHE, DynCalc, Numbered Panda, DNSCALC

Updated at source on Jul 31, 2026 · View on MITRE ATT&CK

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associated CVEs
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Malware and tools

APT12 is a threat group that has been attributed to China. The group has targeted a variety of victims including but not limited to media outlets, high-tech companies, and multiple governments.

Exploited vulnerabilities

CVEs cited by MITRE ATT&CK for this group, with the source excerpt. Records not yet published here appear without a link.

CVE-2012-0158 High · 8.8 KEV Ransomware Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
“APT12 has exploited multiple vulnerabilities for execution, including Microsoft Office vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2012-0158) and vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Flash (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2011-0609, CVE-2011-0611).”
CVE-2011-0611 High · 8.8 KEV Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
“APT12 has exploited multiple vulnerabilities for execution, including Microsoft Office vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2012-0158) and vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Flash (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2011-0609, CVE-2011-0611).”
CVE-2011-0609 High · 7.8 KEV Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability
“APT12 has exploited multiple vulnerabilities for execution, including Microsoft Office vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2012-0158) and vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Flash (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2011-0609, CVE-2011-0611).”
CVE-2009-4324 High · 7.8 KEV Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability
“APT12 has exploited multiple vulnerabilities for execution, including Microsoft Office vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2012-0158) and vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Flash (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2011-0609, CVE-2011-0611).”
CVE-2009-3129 High · 7.8 KEV Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
“APT12 has exploited multiple vulnerabilities for execution, including Microsoft Office vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2012-0158) and vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Flash (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2011-0609, CVE-2011-0611).”
CVE-2009-0927 High · 8.8 KEV Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
“APT12 has exploited multiple vulnerabilities for execution, including Microsoft Office vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2012-0158) and vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Flash (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2011-0609, CVE-2011-0611).”

Techniques by tactic

Initial Access
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
Execution
T1203 Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1204.002 Malicious File
Command and Control
T1102.002 Bidirectional CommunicationT1568.003 DNS Calculation

Malware and tools

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