What is CVE-2025-8962?

CVE-2025-8962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Code-Projects Hostel Management System, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-8962?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-8962 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Code-Projects Hostel Management System

CVE-2025-8962

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Hostel Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file hostel_manage.exe of the component Login Form. The manipulation of the argument uname leads to stack-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2025-08-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Code-Projects Hostel Management System — versions 1.0
Fabian Hostel Management System — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.yuque.com/gongzi-jsnek/xb2q3a/cd8qfnuv9aeb1l78 (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.yuque.com/gongzi-jsnek/xb2q3a/cd8qfnuv9aeb1l78 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
code-projects.org/ (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8962?: CVE-2025-8962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Code-Projects Hostel Management System, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-8962?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8962 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.