PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 contains a structured exception handling buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload in the registration code field. Attackers can craft a buffer overflow payload with a pop-pop-ret gadget and shellcode that triggers code execution when pasted into the Licensed E-mail and Registration Code field during the registration process.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Passfab Excel Password Recovery affected
Version Status Constraints
8.3.1 affected —

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46301 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.passfab.com/downloads/passfab-excel-password-recovery.exe cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.passfab.com/products/excel-password-recovery.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/passfab-excel-password-recovery-seh-buffer-overflow cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 contains a structured exception handling buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload in the registration code field. Attackers can craft a buffer overflow payload with a pop-pop-ret gadget and shellcode that triggers code execution when pasted into the Licensed E-mail and Registration Code field during the registration process.
Title PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 SEH Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-26T14:29:18.899Z

Reserved: 2026-03-26T13:19:02.108Z

Link: CVE-2018-25219

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-26T14:29:13.811Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-26T14:16:06.090

Modified: 2026-03-26T15:13:15.790

Link: CVE-2018-25219

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses