CVE-2020-37066 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-37066

GoldWave 5.70 – Buffer Overflow (SEH Unicode)

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Andy Bowden

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

GoldWave
Vulnerable Versions:
5.70

Timeline

Official Publish: February 3rd, 2026
Last Modified: February 4th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact