CVE-2012-2174

Exp

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.

Published: 2012-06-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2174 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 64.62%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-2174

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23650 exploit_db edb 2012-12-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2174

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-25 68.53% 64.62% -3.90%
2 2025-03-30 72.19% 68.53% -3.67%
3 2025-03-29 — 72.19% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2174

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2174

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2174

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm lotus_notes 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_notes 8.5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:8.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2174

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