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Case File

CVE-2012-5896

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 69.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-11-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
dev.metasploit.com ↗ packetstormsecurity.org ↗ packetstormsecurity.org ↗ exploit-db.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2012-5896
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
69.39%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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."