CVE-2021-47781
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 - 'Cmder.exe' Denial of Service (PoC)
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger a denial of service condition through a maliciously crafted .cmd file. Attackers can create a specially constructed .cmd file with repeated characters to overwhelm the console emulator's buffer and crash the application.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 - 'Cmder.exe' Denial of Service (PoC)
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger a denial of service condition through a maliciously crafted .cmd file. Attackers can create a specially constructed .cmd file with repeated characters to overwhelm the console emulator's buffer and crash the application.
- Record
CVE-2021-47781- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2757
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger a denial of service condition through a maliciously crafted .cmd file. Attackers can create a specially constructed .cmd file with repeated characters to overwhelm the console emulator's buffer and crash the application.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2757- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wmq-973g-rwg4
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to...
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger a denial of service condition through a maliciously crafted .cmd file. Attackers can create a specially constructed .cmd file with repeated characters to overwhelm the console emulator's buffer and crash the application.
- Record
GHSA-7wmq-973g-rwg4- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cmder Console Emulator 1.3.18 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger a denial of service condition through a maliciously crafted .cmd file. Attackers can create a specially constructed .cmd file with repeated characters to overwhelm the console emulator's buffer and crash the application.
- Record
CVE-2021-47781- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-47781 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Cmder Console Emulator, published January 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.