CVE-2018-25215: Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attack

Routine

MEDIUM 5.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2018-25215 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting excel password recovery. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string to the 'E-Mail and Registrations Code' field. Attackers can paste a crafted payload containing 5000 bytes of data into the registration field to trigger a crash when the Register button is clicked.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 92%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-787
Published	2026-03-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulnCheck · Vendor: passfab

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-03-26 14:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:55 UTCUpdated Record last modified

passfab excel password recovery DOWNGRADE

Affected: 8.2.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 8.2.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy excel-password-recovery || rpm -q excel-password-recovery || excel-password-recovery --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 8.2.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison excel-password-recovery sudo apt install excel-password-recovery=<VERSION_BEFORE_8.2.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold excel-password-recovery

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list excel-password-recovery sudo dnf downgrade excel-password-recovery-<VERSION_BEFORE_8.2.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add excel-password-recovery

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-25215?

excel password recovery: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-25215 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25215 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-25215 affect?

CVE-2018-25215 affects excel password recovery. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). Excel Password Recovery Professional 8.2.0.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying an excessively long string to the 'E-Mail and Registrations Code' field. Attackers c

How urgent is CVE-2018-25215?

Priority 26/100. Public exploit reference

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