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.
References
Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45956
ExploitVDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/textpad-denial-of-service-via-run-command
Third Party Advisory
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.2 · Medium
Information
Source identifier
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Published
2026-04-22T16:16:47.967Z
5 months agoLast modified
2026-06-17T01:55:07.910Z
3 months ago