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CVE-2018-25271

Textpad 8.1.2 Denial of Service via Run Command

Published: Apr 22, 2026Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List
NVD MITRE
6.2CVSS
MEDIUM

Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

Affected Products

Textpad
Textpad

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45956
exploit-db.com
https://textpad.com
textpad.com
https://www.textpad.com/download/v81/win32/txpeng812-32.zip
textpad.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 22, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026

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