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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Gionathan Reale · pythondoswindows_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45956
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (2)
helios/textpad
8.1.2
Textpad/Textpad
8.1.2
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 22, 2026