CVE-2018-25220
Bochs 2.6-5 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution
Vexday Risk Score
48Attention
SSVC decision (CISA)
Attend
PoC available → attend closely
CVSS 9.3EPSS 0.6%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
28 Mar 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.
Bochs 2.6-5 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized input string to the application. Attackers can craft a malicious payload with 1200 bytes of padding followed by a return-oriented programming chain to overwrite the instruction pointer and execute shell commands with application privileges.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
bochs · BOCHSpublic PoCs found — 1
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