CVE-2018-25219: Passfab Excel Password Recovery

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

PassFab Excel Password Recovery 8.3.1 contains a structured exception handling buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a malicious payload in the registration code field. Attackers can craft a buffer overflow payload with a pop-pop-ret gadget and shellcode that triggers code execution when pasted into the Licensed E-mail and Registration Code field during the registration process.

Affected products

• Passfab Excel Password Recovery: up to and including 8.3.1

Published 2026-03-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.