EIP-2026-115921

PRE-CVE

NetScanTools Basic Edition 2.5 - 'Hostname' Denial of Service (PoC)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115921. PoCs published by Luis Martínez.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in NetScanTools Basic Edition 2.5 by generating a malformed hostname input (1125 'A' characters) that crashes the application when pasted into the Ping tool's Target Hostname field. The exploit is straightforward and demonstrates a local DoS condition.

Description

NetScanTools Basic Edition 2.5 - 'Hostname' Denial of Service (PoC)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Luis Martínez · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45095

This PoC exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in NetScanTools Basic Edition 2.5 by generating a malformed hostname input (1125 'A' characters) that crashes the application when pasted into the Ping tool's Target Hostname field. The exploit is straightforward and demonstrates a local DoS condition.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NetScanTools Basic Edition 2.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · NetScanTools Basic Edition 2.5 installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026