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CVE-2018-25219: PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 SEH Buffer Overflow

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-03-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 contains a structured exception handling buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload in the registration code field. Attackers can craft a buffer overflow payload with a pop-pop-ret gadget and shellcode that triggers code execution when pasted into the Licensed E-mail and Registration Code field during the registration process.

Affected products

• Passfab Excel Password Recovery: through 8.3.1

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46301
• https://www.passfab.com/downloads/passfab-excel-password-recovery.exe
• https://www.passfab.com/products/excel-password-recovery.html
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passfab-excel-password-recovery-seh-buffer-overflow

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