CVE-2018-25271 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-25271: Textpad 8.1.2 Denial of Service via Run Command

Vendor Textpad
Product Textpad
Weakness CWE-787
Published April 22, 2026
Last update April 22, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 22, 2026 CVE published
April 22, 2026 Record updated