CVE-2019-25618 AdminExpress 1.2.5 Denial of Service via System Compare
Local attackers can crash AdminExpress by submitting oversized input to the System Compare feature, causing application unresponsiveness.
- 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-2019-25618?
CVE-2019-25618 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Admin-Express AdminExpress, 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
AdminExpress 1.2.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting oversized input through the System Compare feature. Attackers can paste a large buffer of characters into the Folder Path field and trigger the comparison function to cause the application to become unresponsive or crash.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25618?
How do I fix CVE-2019-25618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25618 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-2019-25618 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25618 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9wh-j382-4f93.