Infiltrator Network Security Scanner 4.6 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Scan Target field and trigger a denial of service condition when the Scan button is clicked.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00012.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Infiltration-Systems Infiltrator Network Security Scanner affected
Version Status Constraints
4.6 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45390 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.infiltration-systems.com/download.shtml cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/infiltrator-network-security-scanner-denial-of-service cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Infiltration-systems
Infiltration-systems infiltrator Network Security Scanner
Vendors & Products Infiltration-systems
Infiltration-systems infiltrator Network Security Scanner

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description Infiltrator Network Security Scanner 4.6 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a 6000-byte payload into the Scan Target field and trigger a denial of service condition when the Scan button is clicked.
Title Infiltrator Network Security Scanner 4.6 Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-27T13:31:11.902Z

Reserved: 2026-04-26T13:01:45.683Z

Link: CVE-2018-25280

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T13:09:27.575Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-26T22:17:28.697

Modified: 2026-04-27T18:55:32.883

Link: CVE-2018-25280

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T19:52:18Z

Weaknesses