CVE-2020-37066

CRITICAL

GoldWave 5.70 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by Andy Bowden · pythonlocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48510

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (3)

[Various Sources] https://www.goldwave.com/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/goldwave-buffer-overflow-seh-unicode

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48510

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 22.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-121

Status published

Products (1)

GoldWave/GoldWave 5.70

Published Feb 03, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026