CVE-2019-25596: SpotAuditor 5.2.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local atta

Routine

MEDIUM 6.2DOWNGRADE

CVE-2019-25596 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.2) affecting spotauditor. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

SpotAuditor 5.2.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 repeated characters into the Name input during registration to trigger an application crash.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.2 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 90%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-1287
Published	2026-03-22
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulnCheck · Vendor: nsasoft

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-03-22 14:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:32 UTCUpdated Record last modified

nsasoft spotauditor DOWNGRADE

Affected: 5.2.6

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 5.2.6

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy spotauditor || rpm -q spotauditor || spotauditor --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 5.2.6 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison spotauditor sudo apt install spotauditor=<VERSION_BEFORE_5.2.6> sudo apt-mark hold spotauditor

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

dnf --showduplicates list spotauditor sudo dnf downgrade spotauditor-<VERSION_BEFORE_5.2.6> sudo dnf versionlock add spotauditor

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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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2019-25596?

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

Is CVE-2019-25596 being exploited?

CVE-2019-25596 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-2019-25596 affect?

CVE-2019-25596 affects spotauditor. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.2). SpotAuditor 5.2.6 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration dialog that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 repe

How urgent is CVE-2019-25596?

Priority 29/100. Public exploit reference

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