CVE-2020-37066 | GoldWave 5.70 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that … | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2020-37066
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-02-01 13:16 UTC
Published: 2026-02-03 22:01 UTC
Last updated: 2026-02-04 20:54 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Vendor / Product: GoldWave / GoldWave
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

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

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
GoldWave	GoldWave	—	5.70

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-121	cna	Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4	HIGH	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (3)

ExploitDB-48510 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48510
Official Vendor Homepage https://www.goldwave.com/
VulnCheck Advisory: GoldWave 5.70 – Buffer Overflow (SEH Unicode) https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/goldwave-buffer-overflow-seh-unicode