# CVE-2019-25612: Admin Express 1.2.5.485 Local SEH Buffer Overflow via Folder Path

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with application privileges by exploiting a buffer overflow in the Folder Path field of Admin Express.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vfpf-5346-97qj

## What is CVE-2019-25612?

CVE-2019-25612 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Admin-Express, published on 22 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Admin Express 1.2.5.485 contains a local structured exception handling buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an alphanumeric encoded payload in the Folder Path field. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability through the System Compare feature by pasting a crafted buffer overflow payload into the left-hand side Folder Path field and clicking the scale icon to execute shellcode with application privileges.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25612?


## How do I fix CVE-2019-25612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25612 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25612 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25612 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25612 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Admin-Express, published on 22 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25612 exists.

Affected product: Admin-Express. 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-2019-25612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25612/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25612
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25612
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25612

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25612/
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