INVT HMITool VPM File Parser out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability was found in INVT HMITool and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component VPM File Parser. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-7224. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in INVT HMITool (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component VPM File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

INVT HMITool VPM File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of INVT HMITool. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of VPM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25045.

The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-7224. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-22257). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• HMITool

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