CVE-2020-37171 TapinRadio 2.12.3 - 'username' Denial of Service

Medium 6.7 Published 6 Feb 2026 Updated 17 Feb 2026

Local attackers can crash TapinRadio by overwriting the proxy username field with excessive data, causing a denial of service.

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-2020-37171?

CVE-2020-37171 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Raimersoft TapinRadio, published on 6 Feb 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 2.12.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the application proxy username configuration that allows local attackers to crash the application. Attackers can overwrite the username field with 10,000 bytes of arbitrary data to trigger an application crash and prevent normal program functionality.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37171?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Raimersoft Tapinradio.

How do I fix CVE-2020-37171?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37171 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-2020-37171 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37171 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rgq9-pp26-h3f9.