CVE-2018-19862
Buffer overflow in MiniShare 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in MiniShare 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request. NOTE: this product is discontinued.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.55% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- minishare project/minishare
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 8.5% on 21 September 2026 to 12.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150689/MiniShare-1.4.1-HEAD-POST-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/19Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45999/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150689/MiniShare-1.4.1-HEAD-POST-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/19Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45999/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.