EIP-2026-104525

PRE-CVE

Novell Client 4.91.5 - ActiveX Control 'nwsetup.dll' Remote Denial of Service (1)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-104525. PoCs published by Francis Provencher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the Novell Client ActiveX control to trigger a denial-of-service condition by instantiating the control via its CLSID in an HTML object tag. The attack crashes applications using the control, typically Internet Explorer.

Description

Novell Client 4.91.5 - ActiveX Control 'nwsetup.dll' Remote Denial of Service (1)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Francis Provencher · htmldosnovell
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33183

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in the Novell Client ActiveX control to trigger a denial-of-service condition by instantiating the control via its CLSID in an HTML object tag. The attack crashes applications using the control, typically Internet Explorer.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell Client 4.91.5.1 (and potentially other versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage hosting the exploit
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026