Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
RAR Password Recovery 1.80 can be crashed through its registration dialog when given oversized registration input. This is a local denial-of-service issue, not evidence of data theft or remote compromise. Business urgency is limited unless this tool is installed on shared, sensitive, or operationally important systems.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted cleanup item, not an emergency. Prioritize removal or update if the software appears on shared workstations, administrator systems, or environments where local crashes could disrupt operations.
Technical view
CVE-2019-25477 is a CWE-787 buffer overflow in Top-Password RAR Password Recovery 1.80. The reported impact is application crash via oversized input in registration fields. CVSS v4.0 is 6.9, with local attack vector and high availability impact to the vulnerable application.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to endpoints where RAR Password Recovery 1.80 is installed and accessible to a local user. Organizations that do not deploy this niche utility are unlikely to be affected.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB entry exists, but the provided sources do not show active exploitation or CISA KEV listing. The scenario requires local interaction with the application, reducing broad enterprise risk.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a local application denial-of-service condition in version 1.80. No patch version is named in the provided sources. Avoid assuming remote code execution or active exploitation without additional public evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems for RAR Password Recovery 1.80.
- Remove the software if it is not business-required.
- Check Top-Password or trusted advisories for updates or vendor guidance.
- Restrict local access to systems where the tool remains installed.
- Avoid using untrusted registration data in the application.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether RAR Password Recovery is installed on managed endpoints.
- Verify installed version numbers against 1.80.
- Review software inventory, EDR, or asset-management records.
- Validate remediation by confirming removal or replacement.
- Track vendor or advisory updates for a named fix.
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-47285CVE reference · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: RAR Password Recovery 1.80 Denial of Service Buffer OverflowCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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