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CVE-2012-2174

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 38.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-06-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

• IBM Lotus Notes: 8.0, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.2.0, 8.0.2.1 (+21)

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598348
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75320
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598348
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75320

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