Cyber Posture

CVE-2018-25328

HighPublic PoC

Published: 17 May 2026

Published
17 May 2026
Modified
18 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0001 2.5th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2018-25328 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Vxsearch (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 2.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-120

Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.

NVD Description

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…

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by a return address to execute arbitrary code with application privileges.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

Vxsearch
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

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References