EIP-2026-115821

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows XP - 'cmd.exe' Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115821. PoCs published by Alberto Cortes.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 by passing an excessively long path to cmd.exe via the %COMSPEC% environment variable. The attack attempts to crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code, though the latter is unconfirmed.

Description

Microsoft Windows XP - 'cmd.exe' Buffer Overflow (PoC)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alberto Cortes · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28834

This exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 by passing an excessively long path to cmd.exe via the %COMSPEC% environment variable. The attack attempts to crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code, though the latter is unconfirmed.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Microsoft Windows XP SP2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Windows XP SP2 system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026