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CVE-2017-1274

IBM Domino 8.5.3, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a stack based overflow in the IMAP service that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by specifying a large mailbox name.

EXPLOITHIGH 8.8EPSS 6.74%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

IBM Domino 8.5.3, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a stack based overflow in the IMAP service that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by specifying a large mailbox name. IBM X-Force ID: 124749.

CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 6.74% probability · 94th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · first 8 May 2019
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: ibm/domino
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 5.1% on 21 September 2026 to 6.7% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 6.8% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

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-46808 source ↗	Lotus Domino 8.5.3 - 'EXAMINE' Stack Buffer Overflow DEP/ASLR Bypass (NSA's EMPHASISMINE)windows · Charles Truscott	remote	8 May 2019	no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.