CVE-2019-25599 Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 Denial of Service via Name Field
Local attackers can crash the Backup Key Recovery application by submitting an excessively long string in the Name field during registration.
- 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-2019-25599?
CVE-2019-25599 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Nsauditor Backup Key Recovery, published on 22 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 or more characters into the Name field during registration to trigger a crash when submitting the form.
Weakness: CWE-466
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25599?
How do I fix CVE-2019-25599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-25599 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25599 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8p8-gv8p-x88f.