CVE-2016-20037 HIGH

CVE-2016-20037: xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vendor Identicalsoftware
Product xWPE
Weakness CWE-787
Published March 28, 2026
Last update March 30, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input strings that exceed buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious command-line arguments with 262 bytes of junk data followed by shellcode to overwrite the instruction pointer and achieve code execution or denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2026 CVE published
March 30, 2026 Record updated