High 8.4Published Apr 12, 2026

CVE-2019-25695R 3.4.4 Local Buffer Overflow Windows XP SP3

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 6:00 PM ET)

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R 3.4.4 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious input into the GUI Preferences language field. Attackers can craft a payload with a 292-byte offset and JMP ESP instruction to execute commands like calc.exe when the payload is pasted into the Language for menus and messages field.

CVSS: 8.4 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
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: Jul 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

r-project R r_project:r (from the name)	3.4.4	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 redhat:enterprise_linux_ai	3	CISA ADP

References

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46265	exploit
https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/windows/	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-local-buffer-overflow-windows-xp-sp3	third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-25695
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457652
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-25695.json

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