EIP-2026-104526

PRE-CVE

Novell Client 4.91.5 - ActiveX Control 'nwsetup.dll' Remote Denial of Service (2)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-104526. PoCs published by Francis Provencher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Novell Client ActiveX control by instantiating the vulnerable object via its CLSID in an HTML page. The exploit crashes applications using the ActiveX control, such as Internet Explorer.

Description

Novell Client 4.91.5 - ActiveX Control 'nwsetup.dll' Remote Denial of Service (2)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Francis Provencher · htmldosnovell
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33184

This exploit leverages a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Novell Client ActiveX control by instantiating the vulnerable object via its CLSID in an HTML page. The exploit crashes applications using the ActiveX control, such as Internet Explorer.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell Client 4.91.5.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage or open the HTML file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026