CVE-2012-2174
The URL handler in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted notes:// URL.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The URL handler in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted notes:// URL.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 38.78% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 December 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- ibm/lotus notes
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 38.8% 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.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.