TransMac 12.2 Denial of Service via License Key Field
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
TransMac 12.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the license key input field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized string. Attackers can generate a payload file containing 4000 bytes of data, paste it into the License Key field, and trigger a denial of service condition.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acutesystems | TransMac | 12.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- TransMac VendorAcutesystems Affected 12.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52xg-8f7c-27c9
References
Exploit 1
More Acutesystems vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15619 TransMac 12.3 Denial of Service via Volume Name Field CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2018-15498 CrossFont 7.5 Denial of Service via License Key Field CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2018-25264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52xg-8f7c-27c9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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