CVE-2020-37164

MEDIUM

AbsoluteTelnet <11.12 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

AbsoluteTelnet 11.12 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized license name. Attackers can generate a 2500-character payload and paste it into the license entry field to trigger an application crash.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by chuyreds · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48005

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 0.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (1)
celestialsoftware/absolutetelnet < 11.12
Published Feb 07, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026