EIP-2026-115444

PRE-CVE

Internet Download Manager - Memory Corruption

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115444. PoCs published by Dark-Puzzle.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script generates a malicious .ef2 file designed to exploit a memory corruption vulnerability in Internet Download Manager (IDM) by creating an oversized payload that triggers a buffer overflow when imported. The exploit leverages a crafted file with excessive 'A' and 'B' characters to induce a denial-of-service or potential arbitrary code execution.

Description

Internet Download Manager - Memory Corruption

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Dark-Puzzle · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20955

This Perl script generates a malicious .ef2 file designed to exploit a memory corruption vulnerability in Internet Download Manager (IDM) by creating an oversized payload that triggers a buffer overflow when imported. The exploit leverages a crafted file with excessive 'A' and 'B' characters to induce a denial-of-service or potential arbitrary code execution.

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

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026