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TI-2018-15443 Aliases CVE-2018-25218GHSA-mh5r-57g3-xh23

PassFab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2 SEH Buffer Overflow

Priority HIGH 72CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

PassFab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload. Attackers can craft a payload with a buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and shellcode, then paste it into the 'Licensed E-mail and Registration Code' field during registration to trigger code execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00224 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PassfabRAR Password Recovery9.3.2—No fix listedCNA
  • RAR Password Recovery VendorPassfab Affected 9.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:passfab:rar_password_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.3.2VulnerablePassfab
  • cpe:2.3:a:passfab:rar_password_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.3.2 Vulnerable ·Passfab

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25218
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mh5r-57g3-xh23

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

Sources

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