CVE-2020-37010

CRITICAL

BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload...

Affects 0 products across 3 vendors.

CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS v48.4
EPSS0.5%
Percentile40th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Program copies data to a buffer without verifying the source data fits within the destination.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-8 Buffer Overflow in an API Call
via CWE-120
CAPEC-9 Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
via CWE-120
CAPEC-10 Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
via CWE-120
CAPEC-14 Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
via CWE-120
CAPEC-24 Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
via CWE-120
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Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting the EIP register with a malicious payload.

BSID: BS-2026-GLOBAL-192447-C • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-37010?
BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting the EIP register with a malicious payload.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-37010?
CVE-2020-37010 has CVSS 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 0.5%.
Is CVE-2020-37010 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2020-37010 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2020-37010?
Priority: IMMEDIATE.
What systems are affected by CVE-2020-37010?
CVE-2020-37010 affects Bearshare; Lite; Search.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2020-37010
BSIDBS-2026-GLOBAL-192447-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2026-01-29
Last Modified2026-04-15
ICS Relevance15%
Weakness (CWE)
Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)
SourceNVD
Official Description

BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload to overwrite the EIP register and execute shellcode by pasting malicious content into the search keywords field.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a specially designed payload and pasting it into the search keywords field, which results in overwriting the EIP register and executing arbitrary code.

Exploitation Likelihood: CRITICAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Bearshare — —
Lite — —
Search — —
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 259 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash27c3115e72066b910d7edc69697f17d2695619431bc74abe2dc030d22cdefd2249ba2bad0067b376292e2b7c590810ac5be80dd5ebb7d2d17e9dbf78b27ca948
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