Is CVE-2012-5896 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-5896 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-5896?

CVE-2012-5896 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-5896?

CVE-2012-5896 has an EPSS score of 69.39% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-5896

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

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."

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

69.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0153.html
http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add.rb
http://osvdb.org/80662
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111312/Quest-InTrust-10.4.x-Annotation-Objects-Code-Execution.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111853/Quest-InTrust-Annotation-Objects-Uninitialized-Pointer.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48566
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18674
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52765
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74448

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.