Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Explorer++

published 2024-01-17 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-16437

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Explorer++ affecting version 1.3.5.531. A local attacker could execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument by monitoring Structured Exception Handler (SEH) records.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-01-17)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

explorerplusplus Explorer++.exe

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

incibe.es /en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/buffer-overflow-vulnerability-explorer
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-0645
NVD CVE-2024-0645

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Summary