What is CVE-2023-25428?

CVE-2023-25428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Soft-O Free Password Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-25428?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Soft-O Free Password Manager

CVE-2023-25428

A DLL Hijacking issue discovered in Soft-o Free Password Manager 1.1.20 allows attackers to create arbitrary DLLs leading to code execution.

Published 2023-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Soft-O Free Password Manager — versions 1.1.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.soft-o.com/products/free-password-manager.html (Product)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172259/Soft-o-Free-Password-Manager-1.1.20-DLL-Hi… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25428?: CVE-2023-25428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Soft-O Free Password Manager, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-25428?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.