TI-2018-15496 Aliases CVE-2018-25271 GHSA-ch4m-p87j-7gwq

Textpad 8.1.2 Denial of Service via Run Command

MEDIUM 64CWE-787Published 2026-04-22 · Updated 2026-04-22

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-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00183 7th 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: 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
Textpad	Textpad	8.1.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Textpad VendorTextpad Affected 8.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:helios:textpad:8.1.2:::::::*	8.1.2	Vulnerable	Helios

cpe:2.3:a:helios:textpad:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·Helios

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25271
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch4m-p87j-7gwq

References

Exploit 1

ExploitDB-45956

Other 2

Sources

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