CVE-2018-25259

high
Published 2026-04-22 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
VIR risk
7.8

Description

Terminal Services Manager 3.1 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the computer names field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering structured exception handling. Attackers can craft a malicious input file with shellcode and jump instructions that overwrite the SEH handler pointer to execute calc.exe or other payloads when imported through the add computers wizard.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
lizardsystemsterminal_services_manager{"endIncluding":"3.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-306

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.