CVE-2020-37140 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-37140: Everest 5.50.2100 - 'Open File' Denial of Service

Vendor Finalwire
Product Everest
Weakness CWE-787
Published February 5, 2026
Last update March 5, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.6/10
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:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Everest, later referred to as AIDA64, 5.50.2100 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating file open functionality. Attackers can generate a 450-byte buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the file open dialog to trigger an application crash.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 5, 2026 CVE published
March 5, 2026 Record updated