{"id":"CVE-2018-25261","title":"Iperius Backup 5.8.1 Local Buffer Overflow SEH","summary":"Iperius Backup 5.8.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the structured exception handling (SEH) mechanism that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious file path. Attackers can create a bac…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"Iperiusbackup","product":"Iperius Backup","affected":["iperius_backup 5.8.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-04-22T15:50:05.939299Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-04-22","updated":"2026-10-01","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-01T15:19:13.016Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25261","references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46059","label":"ExploitDB-46059"},{"url":"https://www.iperiusbackup.com","label":"Official Product Homepage"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iperius-backup-local-buffer-overflow-seh","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Iperius Backup 5.8.1 Local Buffer Overflow SEH"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00205,"epssPercentile":0.09488,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-01T15:48:17.888Z","slug":"CVE-2018-25261","body":"## Overview\n\nIperius Backup 5.8.1 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the structured exception handling (SEH) mechanism that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious file path. Attackers can create a backup job with a crafted payload in the external file location field that triggers a buffer overflow when the backup job executes, enabling code execution with application privileges.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `iperius_backup 5.8.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":58,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}