Buffer overflow in Passfab Excel Password Recovery
CVE-2018-25215
Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string to the 'E-Mail and Registrations Code' field. Attackers can paste a crafted payload containing 5000 bytes of data into the registration field to trigger a crash when the Register button is clicked.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Passfab Excel Password Recovery — versions 8.2.0.0
- Recoverlostpassword Excel Password Recovery Professional — versions 8.2.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ExploitDB-46003 (Exploit, exploit, VDB Entry)
- Official Product Homepage (Product, product)
- VulnCheck Advisory: Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 Local Buffer Overflow DoS (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25215?
- CVE-2018-25215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Passfab Excel Password Recovery, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25215?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.