What is CVE-2018-25296?

CVE-2018-25296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in P10 Central Management Software, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-25296?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in P10 Central Management Software

CVE-2018-25296

P10 Central Management Software 1.4.13 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the login password field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 2000-byte payload into the password field and click login to trigger an application crash and denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-04-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.001 (2.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

P10 Central Management Software — versions 1.4.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

ExploitDB-45207 (exploit)
Official Product Homepage (product)
VulnCheck Advisory: P10 Central Management Software 1.4.13 Denial of Service (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25296?: CVE-2018-25296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in P10 Central Management Software, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-25296?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.