CVE-2020-37001 Frigate Professional 3.36.0.9 - 'Pack File' Buffer Overflow (SEH Egghunter)
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the Pack File feature of Frigate Professional.
- 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-2020-37001?
CVE-2020-37001 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Frigate3 Frigate Professional, published on 29 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
Frigate Professional 3.36.0.9 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the Pack File feature that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overflowing the 'Archive To' input field. Attackers can craft a malicious payload that overwrites the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) and uses an egghunter technique to execute a reverse shell payload.
Weakness: CWE-121
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37001?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-37001 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37001 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j336-77c5-wrmx.