Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-37140 · published 5 February 2026
CVE-2020-37140: Aida64 out-of-bounds write vulnerability
Aida64 · Aida64
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.
Description
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.
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://web.archive.org/web/20191223010612/https://www.aida64.com/ | Product |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48259 | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/everest-open-file-denial-of-service | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-37140), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.