EIP-2026-116534

PRE-CVE

Winace 2.2 - Malformed Filename Remote Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-116534. PoCs published by cN4phux.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed .txt file with an excessively long filename to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) in Windows Explorer when interacted with via WinAce 2.2. The vulnerability stems from shell32.dll and causes a crash in explorer.exe.

Description

Winace 2.2 - Malformed Filename Remote Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by cN4phux · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32688

This exploit generates a malformed .txt file with an excessively long filename to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) in Windows Explorer when interacted with via WinAce 2.2. The vulnerability stems from shell32.dll and causes a crash in explorer.exe.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WinAce 2.2 (Windows Explorer via shell32.dll)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: WinAce 2.2 installed · Windows XP SP2 (or similar vulnerable OS)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026