AdminExpress 1.2.5 Denial of Service via System Compare
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-73 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
AdminExpress 1.2.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input through the System Compare feature. Attackers can paste a large buffer of characters into the Folder Path field and trigger the comparison function to cause the application to become unresponsive or crash.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin-Express | AdminExpress | 1.2.5.485 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AdminExpress VendorAdmin-Express Affected 1.2.5.485 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25618
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9wh-j382-4f93
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Admin-Express vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15665 Admin Express 1.2.5.485 Local SEH Buffer Overflow via Folder Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-25618 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25618 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r9wh-j382-4f93 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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