What is CVE-2018-25219?

CVE-2018-25219 is a high-severity vulnerability in Passfab Excel Password Recovery, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-25219?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Passfab Excel Password Recovery

CVE-2018-25219

PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 contains a structured exception handling buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload in the registration code field. Attackers c…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (0.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Passfab Excel Password Recovery — versions 8.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

ExploitDB-46301 (exploit)
Official Product Homepage (product)
Product Reference (product)
VulnCheck Advisory: PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 SEH Buffer Overflow (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25219?: CVE-2018-25219 is a high-severity vulnerability in Passfab Excel Password Recovery, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-25219?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.