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CVE-2018-25222

8.6
High
EPSS 0.14%Mar 28, 2026

SC v7.16 stack overflow enabling local code execution

common questions

Is CVE-2018-25222 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2018-25222 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2018-25222?

CVE-2018-25222 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-25222?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2018-25222, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2018-25222 affect?

CVE-2018-25222 affects SC v7.16. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2018-25222?

Patch when available; enable least privilege and memory protections.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
SC v7.16
impact

Local attacker can overflow input (>1052 bytes) to overwrite IP (EIP/RIP) and run shellcode in app context.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
sc SC
  • affected7.16

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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