Medium 6.2Published Apr 26, 2026

CVE-2018-25291Project64 2.3.2 Denial of Service via Plugin Directory

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 25, 2026, 8:00 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Project64 2.3.2 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Plugin Directory settings field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can input a 6000-byte payload into the Plugin Directory field through the Options > Settings > Directories interface to trigger an application crash when settings are reopened.

CVSS: 6.2 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-120
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Apr 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Pj64-Emu Project64 pj64_emu:project64 (from the name)	2.3.2	CNA record

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45229exploit
https://www.pj64-emu.comproduct
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/project64-denial-of-service-via-plugin-directorythird-party-advisory

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