Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.
History

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description Textpad 8.1.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long buffer string through the Run command interface. Attackers can paste a 5000-byte payload into the Command field via Tools > Run to trigger a buffer overflow that crashes the application.
Title Textpad 8.1.2 Denial of Service via Run Command
First Time appeared Helios
Helios textpad
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:helios:textpad:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Helios
Helios textpad
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-04-22T14:57:04.665Z

Updated: 2026-04-22T15:40:01.102Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T14:32:51.752Z

Link: CVE-2018-25271

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T15:39:58.033Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-22T16:16:47.967

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:23:52.620

Link: CVE-2018-25271

cve-icon Redhat

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