CVE-2025-49849 Out-of-bounds Read in Write in LS Electric GMWin 4
An out-of-bounds read in LS Electric GMWin 4 allows attackers to cause memory corruption and potential code execution via malicious PRJ files.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49849?
CVE-2025-49849 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in LS Electric GMWin 4, published on 17 Jun 2025. 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
An Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability exists within the parsing of PRJ files. The issues result from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in different memory corruption issues within the application, such as reading and writing past the end of allocated data structures.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49849?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49849 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-2025-49849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m5h-4vp6-7rqv.