TI-2023-05839 Aliases CVE-2023-6361 GHSA-rqp6-8mfq-gp8w

Memory corruption in WinHex

LOW 33CWE-119Published 2024-10-07 · Updated 2024-10-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in Winhex affecting version 16.1 SR-1 and 20.4. This vulnerability consists of a buffer overflow controlling the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) registers. This could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00183 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
WinHex	WinHex	16.1 SR-1; 20.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

WinHex VendorWinHex Affected 16.1 SR-1; 20.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:winhex:winhex::::::::	—	—	WinHex

cpe:2.3:a:winhex:winhex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WinHex

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6361
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqp6-8mfq-gp8w

References

Other 1

https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-winhex

TI-2023-05840 Memory corruption in WinHex CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3

Sources

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