CVE-2019-25463 SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 Key Field DoS
Local attackers can crash the SpotIE password recovery application by pasting an excessively long string into the registration key field.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-25463?
CVE-2019-25463 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nsauditor SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery, published on 11 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 256-character payload into the Key field during registration to trigger a buffer overflow and crash the application.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25463?
How do I fix CVE-2019-25463?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-25463 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25463 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9rp-2chg-736f.