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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2018-25218

CVE-2018-25218

HIGH8.6

PassFab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2 SEH Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 26, 2026

Modified 1 months ago

Details

PassFab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload. Attackers can craft a payload with a buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and shellcode, then paste it into the 'Licensed E-mail and Registration Code' field during registration to trigger code execution.

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25218

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46008

https://www.passfab.com/downloads/passfab-rar-password-recovery.exe

https://www.passfab.com/products/rar-password-recovery.html

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passfab-rar-password-recovery-seh-buffer-overflow

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v4.0

8.6

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Attack Requirements

NoneAT:N

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Vulnerable System

Vuln. Confidentiality

HighVC:H

Vuln. Integrity

HighVI:H

Vuln. Availability

HighVA:H

Subsequent System

Subseq. Confidentiality

NoneSC:N

Subseq. Integrity

NoneSI:N

Subseq. Availability

NoneSA:N

8.6/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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Memory Safety

Out-of-bounds Write

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 26, 2026

ModifiedMar 28, 2026

CVE-2018-25218 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence