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TI-2018-15553 Aliases CVE-2018-25328GHSA-wcf6-c97r-gp58

VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Field

Priority HIGH 72CWE-120Published · 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-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

VX Search 10.6.18 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to overwrite the instruction pointer by supplying an oversized string in the directory field. Attackers can craft a malicious input file containing 271 bytes of junk data followed by a return address to execute arbitrary code with application privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00148 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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
VxsearchVX Search10.6.18—No fix listedCNA
  • VX Search VendorVxsearch Affected 10.6.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25328
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcf6-c97r-gp58

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2021-22587 VX Search 13.5.28 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2023-10247 VX Search v13.8 and v14.7 was discovered to contain an unquoted service path… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-09984 Buffer overflow in the web server service in VX Search Enterprise 10.0.14 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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