Medium severity · published Mar 30, 2026
CVE-2018-25228
NetSetMan 4.7.1 Workgroup Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NetSetMan 4.7.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Workgroup feature that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can create a malicious configuration file with excessive data and paste it into the Workgroup field to trigger a denial of service condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
NetSetMan · Netsetman
4.7.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25228
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25228
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46417
Product
https://www.netsetman.com/
Product
https://www.netsetman.com/netsetman.exe
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netsetman-workgroup-buffer-overflow-denial-of-service
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