CVE-2020-37201 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-37201

NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 - 'Name' Denial Of Service

Vulnerability Description

NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration name input that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Name' field to trigger an application crash.

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:

  • Ismail Tasdelen

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Nsauditor NetShareWatcher
Vulnerable Versions:
1.5.8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 11th, 2026
Last Modified: February 12th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)