Product Key Explorer
CVE-2020-37131
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS 6.2 (MEDIUM). Attack vector: Local. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Exploitable via local access. Public exploit/POC available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application by inputting a specially crafted registration key. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026
Nsauditor Product Key Explorer 4.2.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by inputting a specially crafted registration key. [CVSS 6.2 MEDIUM]
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Classified as CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow). Nsauditor Product Key Explorer 4.2.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by inputting a specially crafted registration key. Attackers can generate a payload of 1000 bytes of repeated characters and paste it into the 'Key' input field to trigger the application crash.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Nsauditor Product Key Explorer 4.2.2.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by inputting a specially crafted registration key. Attackers can generate a payload of 1000 bytes of repeated characters and paste it into the 'Key' input field to trigger the application crash.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using Nsauditor Product Key Explorer 4.2.2.0 should be aware of notable risk from CVE-2020-37131, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 6.7. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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