Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25…
Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Sysinternals Process Explorer 9.23, and other versions before 9.25, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long CompanyName field in the VersionInfo information in a running process.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03462 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sysinternals:process_explorer:9.23.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.23.0.0 | Vulnerable | Sysinternals |
- cpe:2.3:a:sysinternals:process_explorer:9.23.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.23.0.0 Vulnerable ·Sysinternals
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2679
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76cw-xqr5-8qpf
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-2679 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2679 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-76cw-xqr5-8qpf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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