CVE-2025-41388
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedFuji Electric Smart Editor is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceFuji Electric Smart Editor contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This occurs when the application writes data beyond the boundaries of a stack-allocated buffer, potentially allowing an attacker to overwrite return addresses and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected application.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Fuji Electric Smart Editor is installedSearch for the application in the system program files directory (e.g., C:\Program Files\Fuji Electric or C:\Program Files (x86)\Fuji Electric) or check the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'Fuji Electric Smart Editor'Affected if The application is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionLocate the executable (commonly named SmartEditor.exe or similar) and check its file properties (right-click > Properties > Details) to obtain the Product Version, or use command: dir "*SmartEditor*" /s /b to find the executable and then wmic datafile where "name='PATH\TO\SmartEditor.exe'" get VersionAffected if The version cannot be determined or falls within an affected release of Fuji Electric Smart Editor
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Check if the vulnerable component is accessibleReview application logs, configuration files (typically in the application installation directory with .ini or .cfg extensions), and user-accessible input fields within the Smart Editor interface that handle data processingAffected if The application accepts external input or processes configuration files that could trigger the buffer overflow condition
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Verify network exposureCheck if the application is bound to network interfaces or listening on ports (run netstat -an | findstr LISTENING and review any configured service bindings in the application documentation or configuration)Affected if The application is accessible over the network, increasing the attack surface for remote exploitation
A system is affected if Fuji Electric Smart Editor is installed and the installed version is within the affected range, with the application accessible for input processing that triggers the stack buffer overflow.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches or updates for Fuji Electric Smart Editor when available. Until a patch is released, restrict network access to the application and validate input handling as a defensive measure.
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