IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service.
Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service. If a user is persuaded to click on a malicious link, it could cause the Notes client to hang and have to be restarted. IBM X-Force ID: 121370.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.30074 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Lotus Expeditor | 6.2.1; 6.2.2; 6.2.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | Notes | 8.5.3.6; 8.5.1.5; 8.5.2.4; 9.0; 9.0.1.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Lotus Expeditor VendorIBM Affected 6.2.1; 6.2.2; 6.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Notes VendorIBM Affected 8.5.3.6; 8.5.1.5; 8.5.2.4; 9.0; 9.0.1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.1.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.2.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.3.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.3.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.3.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0.1.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:expeditor:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:expeditor:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:expeditor:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:9.0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:expeditor:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:expeditor:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:expeditor:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1129
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-86hv-3x2f-j4q8
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-1129 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1129 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-86hv-3x2f-j4q8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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