EIP-2026-115442

PRE-CVE

Internet Download Manager - '.ief' Crash (PoC)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115442. PoCs published by Mohammad Reza Espargham.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed .ief file with an excessively long string to trigger a crash in Internet Download Manager (IDM) when importing tasks. The vulnerability appears to be a buffer overflow or denial-of-service condition in the downlWithIDM64.dll component.

Description

Internet Download Manager - '.ief' Crash (PoC)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Mohammad Reza Espargham · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37607

This exploit generates a malformed .ief file with an excessively long string to trigger a crash in Internet Download Manager (IDM) when importing tasks. The vulnerability appears to be a buffer overflow or denial-of-service condition in the downlWithIDM64.dll component.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Internet Download Manager (All Versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python to generate the malicious file · User interaction to import the file in IDM
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026