CVE-2012-5896

Exp

The Annotation Objects Extension ActiveX control in AnnotateX.dll in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier does not properly implement the Add method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a memory address in the first argument, related to an "uninitialized pointer."

Published: 2012-11-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5896 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.34%, 99th percentile). 7 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-2012-5896

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18735 exploit_db edb 2012-04-13 Exploit-DB ↗
18674 exploit_db edb 2012-03-28 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5896

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 2026-02-04 82.30% 81.34% -0.95%
2 2025-09-08 81.25% 82.30% +1.04%
3 2025-03-30 — 81.25% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5896

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5896

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5896

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
quest intrust <= 10.4.0.853 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.3 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quest intrust 10.4 cpe:2.3:a:quest:intrust:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5896

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