CVE-2020-37193

HIGH

ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 - Denial of Service via Maliciously Crafted Text File Input

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-37193. PoCs published by ZwX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 by crafting a malformed file that crashes the application when processed. The exploit generates a binary payload and writes it to a file, which is then used to trigger the crash.

Description

ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing maliciously crafted input. Attackers can create a specially prepared text file with specific characters to trigger an application crash when selecting a ZIP file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ZwX · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47894

This PoC exploits a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 by crafting a malformed file that crashes the application when processed. The exploit generates a binary payload and writes it to a file, which is then used to trigger the crash.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZIP Password Recovery 2.30
No auth needed
Prerequisites: ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 installed on Windows 10
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47894

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 29.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (1)
Top Password Software/ZIP Password Recovery 2.30
Published Feb 11, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026