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

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the registration fields of PassFab Excel Password Recovery.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mv6v-v62w-gfh5

## What is CVE-2018-25219?

CVE-2018-25219 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Passfab Excel Password Recovery, published on 26 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25219?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Passfab Excel Password Recovery.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-25219?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25219 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25219 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Passfab Excel Password Recovery

- [CVE-2018-25215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25215/): Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 Local Buffer Overflow DoS (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25219 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25219 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Passfab Excel Password Recovery, published on 26 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25219 exists.

Affected product: Passfab Excel Password Recovery. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25219/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25219/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25219
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25219
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25219

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25219/
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