CVE-2020-37010

8.4 highEPSS 0.5%

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.4 high

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

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

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 40% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-120
Published: 2026-01-29
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

http://www.bearshareofficial.com/
http://www.oldversion.com.de/windows/bearshare-lite-5-2-5
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bearshare-lite-advanced-searchbuffer-overflow-in-poc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839

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