EUVD-2019-19940
GHSA-h8p8-gv8p-x88f
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Return of pointer to local buffer
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| Impact | CVSS score of 6.9 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.01%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 22, 2026
Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
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RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-466. Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 or more characters into the Name field during registration to trigger a crash when submitting the form. Affected products include: Nsauditor Backup Key Recovery.
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Severity by source
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 rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 or more characters into the Name field during registration to trigger a crash when submitting the form.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2019-25599 rated CVSS 6.2. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
Exploit-DB
VulDB
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.