VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0439

An ActiveX control in gwcls1.dll in the client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a pointer argument to the SetEngine method or (2) an XPItem pointer argument to an…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 9.3EPSS 39.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 39.18% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 February 2013
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: novell/groupwise
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 39.2% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-24490 source ↗	Novell Groupwise Client - 'gwcls1.dll' ActiveX Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	remote	12 February 2013	yes

References

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