Netsharewatcher
CVE-2020-37200
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Stack buffer bounds checking
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 7.5 (HIGH). Attack vector: Network. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Public exploit/POC available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application by supplying oversized input. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026
NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash. [CVSS 7.5 HIGH]
RemediationAI
Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries where possible. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.
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Classified as CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow). Affects Netsharewatcher. NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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4DescriptionCVE.org
NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.
Executive ViewAI
NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack that crashes the application when users enter oversized input into the registration key field. Organizations using this software risk service interruption and potential operational downtime, particularly if the application is critical to file-sharing monitoring or compliance workflows.
Restrict application access to trusted users only; implement network segmentation to limit who can interact with NetShareWatcher; disable remote access to the application if not operationally required; monitor application logs for crash events as an early warning indicator; consider Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block requests with oversized registration key parameters if the application is exposed via web interface; plan for rapid service restart procedures to minimize downtime from crashes.
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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.
A stack-based buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than it was allocated to hold.
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