CVE-2020-37042 Frigate Professional 3.36.0.9 - 'Find Computer' Local Buffer Overflow
A local buffer overflow in Frigate Professional allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Find Computer feature.
- 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-2020-37042?
CVE-2020-37042 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in WinFrigate Frigate 3 Professional, published on 30 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 'Find Computer' feature that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overflowing the computer name input field. Attackers can craft a malicious payload that triggers a buffer overflow, enabling code execution and launching calculator as a proof of concept.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37042?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37042 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-2020-37042 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37042 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h679-3r74-cjmc.