CVE-2020-37031
HIGH EPSS 5.7%
Published Jan 30, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.6 CVSS 4.0
Published Jan 30, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Simple Startup Manager 1.17 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting memory through the 'File' input parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious payload with 268 bytes to trigger code execution, bypassing DEP and overwriting memory addresses to launch calc.exe.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
5.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety
References 3
- ashkon.com https://www.ashkon.com/startup_manager.html
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48678
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-startup-manager-file-local-buffer-overflow
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.