CVE-2020-37066 HIGH

CVE-2020-37066: GoldWave 5.70 – Buffer Overflow (SEH Unicode)

Vendor Goldwave
Product GoldWave
Weakness CWE-121
Published February 3, 2026
Last update February 4, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GoldWave 5.70 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious input in the File Open URL dialog. Attackers can generate a specially crafted text file with Unicode-encoded shellcode to trigger a stack-based overflow and execute commands when the file is opened.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 3, 2026 CVE published
February 4, 2026 Record updated