CVE-2020-37138 | 10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 9.03 contains a buffer … | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 9.03 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the file import functionality that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious text file with carefully constructed payload to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and bypass data execution prevention through a ROP chain.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2020-37138
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2026-02-03 16:27 UTC
Published: 2026-02-05 16:13 UTC
Last updated: 2026-03-05 01:28 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Vendor / Product: 10-Strike Software / Network Inventory Explorer
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: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
10-Strike Software	Network Inventory Explorer	—	9.03

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 (4)

ExploitDB-48264 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48264
10-Strike Software Homepage https://www.10-strike.com
10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer Product Page https://www.10-strike.com/networkinventoryexplorer/
VulnCheck Advisory: 10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 9.03 - 'Read from File' Buffer Overflow (SEH)(ROP) https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/strike-network-inventory-explorer-read-from-file-buffer-overflow-sehrop