CVE-2020-37066 | THREATINT

Description

GoldWave 5.70 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious input in the File Open URL dialog. Attackers can generate a specially crafted text file with Unicode-encoded shellcode to trigger a stack-based overflow and execute commands when the file is opened.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-01 | Published 2026-02-03 | Updated 2026-02-04 | Assigner VulnCheck

HIGH: 8.4CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CRITICAL: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Product status

5.70

affected

Credits

Andy Bowden finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48510 (ExploitDB-48510) exploit

www.goldwave.com/ (Official Vendor Homepage) product

www.vulncheck.com/...es/goldwave-buffer-overflow-seh-unicode (VulnCheck Advisory: GoldWave 5.70 – Buffer Overflow (SEH Unicode)) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2020-37066)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2020-37066)

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