CVE-2018-25328 HIGH

CVE-2018-25328: VX Search 10.6.18 Local Buffer Overflow via Directory Field

Vendor Vxsearch
Product VX Search
Weakness CWE-120
Published May 17, 2026
Last update May 18, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
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:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 17, 2026 CVE published
May 18, 2026 Record updated