CVE-2020-36949 TapinRadio 2.13.7 - Denial of Service

Medium 6.7 Published 27 Jan 2026 Updated 27 Jan 2026

Attackers can crash TapinRadio by pasting large buffers into proxy settings fields, causing the application to become unresponsive.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-36949?

CVE-2020-36949 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Raimersoft TapinRadio, published on 27 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

TapinRadio 2.13.7 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the application proxy settings that allows attackers to crash the program by overflowing input fields. Attackers can paste a large buffer of 20,000 characters into the username and address fields to cause the application to become unresponsive and require reinstallation.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36949?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Raimersoft Tapinradio.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2020-36949 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36949 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-27gf-h2xc-993h.