CVE-2018-25328

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 v4.0

8.6 HIGHCVSS: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

CVSS v3.1

8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 4th percentile

Published

2026-05-17

Updated

2026-05-18

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44494

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-25327
• CVE-2018-25329
• CVE-2018-25326
• CVE-2018-25330
• CVE-2018-25325
• CVE-2018-25331