Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-25463 affects Nsauditor SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5. A local user can crash the application through the registration key field using overly long input. Business impact appears limited to availability of this niche desktop password recovery tool, not broader system compromise based on the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate, localized availability issue. Prioritize if the tool is used in sensitive support workflows or present on shared/admin workstations. Otherwise, handle through normal vulnerability management and software hygiene.
Technical view
The issue is a local denial-of-service condition in the registration key input handling for SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5. The source bundle describes a buffer overflow, mapped to CWE-787, causing application crash. CVSS v4.0 score is 6.9 with local attack vector and high vulnerable-system availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to endpoints where SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery version 2.9.5 is installed. The vulnerability is local, so internet-facing exposure is not indicated by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference exists, but the bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The described impact is crashing the application, not credential theft or code execution.
Researcher notes
Sources identify only SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5. No patch version is named in the provided bundle. The CVE is dated 2019 but was published in 2026 per the supplied metadata. Avoid assuming broader Nsauditor product impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems for SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5.
- Check Nsauditor or product guidance for updates or remediation.
- Remove the tool where it is unnecessary or unsupported.
- Restrict local access to systems running the affected version.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed product name and version on managed endpoints.
- Review application crash logs for SpotIE-related failures.
- Check whether the product is still required by business users.
- Track vendor or advisory updates for patched version information.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-47404CVE reference · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 Key Field DoSCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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