CVE-2018-25328
⚠️ highSummary
VX Search 10.6.18 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite the instruction pointer by supplying an oversized string in the directory field. Attackers can craft a malicious input file containing 271 bytes of junk data followed by a return address to execute arbitrary code with application privileges.
CVSS Score
8.4
High
EPSS Score
0.0
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-17
First Seen: 2026-05-18
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 80.3% of all 321,566 vulnerabilities in our database.
#63,257
Top 25% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 18, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
Poc
Proof-of-concept available
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
🏆 Discovered By
Kevin McGuigan
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-05-18
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)