CVE-2020-37031

HIGH
2026-01-30 [email protected]
8.4
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 22:00 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Feb 04, 2026 - 16:34 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Jan 30, 2026 - 23:16 nvd
HIGH 8.4

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.

Analysis

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. [CVSS 8.4 HIGH]

Technical Context

Classified as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). 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.

Affected Products

Simple Startup Manager 1.17 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting memory throu

Remediation

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries where possible.

Priority Score

62
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +42
POC: +20

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CVE-2020-37031 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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