"Unspecified Automation Error" after applying MS12-060

MS12-060 is a security update that was released Tuesday, August 14, 2012. This update replaced MS12-027. Some may be seeing "Unspecified Automation Error" when running your Microsoft Office VBA code after installing MS12-060.

Update: We have redeployed the MS12-060 update that contains the fix for this issue automatically built in.  The update is now available from the Microsoft download center.

These KB articles have been updated with mention of the workarounds, a fix it package and a link to download the new update.  You do not need to install the original update in order to install the new update:

2007
https://support.microsoft.com/KB/2687441

2010
https://support.microsoft.com/KB/2597986

Office Sustained Engineering Blog has been updated with a resolution.
https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2012/08/24/ms12-060-not-initiating-with-certain-controls.aspx

 

For more information on MS12-060, review the complete security bulletin:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-060 - Critical
Vulnerability in Windows Common Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720573)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS12-060