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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-25217

PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting SEH rec…

Published Mar 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · pdf explorer

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25217. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of pdf explorer is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.6
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.22%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe rttsoftware/pdf explorer

PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting SEH records with malicious data. Attackers can craft a payload with buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and ROP gadget chains that execute when the Custom fields settings dialog processes the malicious input in the Label field.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe rttsoftware/pdf explorer1.5.66.2

How to fix CVE-2018-25217

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25217. EPSS is 0.22%. Act only if a listed version of pdf explorer is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with rttsoftware/pdf explorer 1.5.66.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.22%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting SEH records with malicious data. Attackers can craft a payload with buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and ROP gadget chains that execute when the Custom fields settings dialog processes the malicious input in the Label field.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting SEH records with malicious data. Attackers can craft a payload with buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and ROP gadget chains that execute when the Custom fields settings dialog processes the malicious input in the Label field.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25217

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-25217

    30-day exploitation probability 0.22%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25217

    PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting SEH records with malicious data. Attackers can craft a payload with buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and ROP gadget chains th

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 16, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 15, 2026