A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Passfab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2 . The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-25218 . An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
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VDB-353625 · CVE-2018-25218 · EXPLOIT 46008
PASSFAB RAR PASSWORD RECOVERY 9.3.2 OUT-OF-BOUNDS WRITE
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
6.6 $0-$5k 1.94+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Passfab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-25218. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in Passfab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
PassFab RAR Password Recovery 9.3.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload. Attackers can craft a payload with a buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and shellcode, then paste it into the 'Licensed E-mail and Registration Code' field during registration to trigger code execution.
The weakness was published by Achilles as 46008. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-25218 since 03/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2018-21694).
Productinfo
Vendor
Passfab
Name
RAR Password Recovery
Version
9.3.2
CPE 2.3info
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CPE 2.2info
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo
03/26/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/26/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: 46008
Researcher: Achilles
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-25218 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353625
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entryinfo
Created: 03/26/2026 15:07
Updated: 03/26/2026 17:03
Changes: 03/26/2026 15:07 (78), 03/26/2026 17:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 99:CB4:101
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