LanSpy 2.0.1.159 Local Buffer Overflow via Scan Field
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
LanSpy 2.0.1.159 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite the instruction pointer by supplying oversized input to the scan field. Attackers can craft a payload with 688 bytes of padding followed by 4 bytes of controlled data to crash the application or potentially achieve code execution.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00201 10th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizardsystems | LanSpy | 2.0.1.159 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LanSpy VendorLizardsystems Affected 2.0.1.159 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lizardsystems:lanspy:2.0.1.159:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1.159 | Vulnerable | Lizardsystems |
- cpe:2.3:a:lizardsystems:lanspy:2.0.1.159:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1.159 Vulnerable ·Lizardsystems
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25268
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m76w-v74r-fqv2
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Lizardsystems Lanspy vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15490 LanSpy 2.0.1.159 Local Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2018-25268 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25268 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m76w-v74r-fqv2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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