CVE-2019-25485

6.9 mediumEPSS 0.1%

Medium (6.9). EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

R 3.4.4 on Windows x64 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GUI Preferences language menu field that allows local attackers to bypass DEP and ASLR protections. Attackers can inject a crafted payload through the Language for menus preference to trigger a structured exception handler chain pivot and execute arbitrary shellcode with application privileges.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

6.9 medium

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

CVSS 3.1

6.2 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 2% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2026-03-11
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47122
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-windows-x64-buffer-overflow-seh-dep-aslr-bypass

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