CVE-2020-37193 ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 - 'ZIP File' Denial of Service
Attackers can crash the ZIP Password Recovery application by providing a maliciously crafted text file, 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-2020-37193?
CVE-2020-37193 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Top Password Software ZIP Password Recovery, published on 11 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
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing maliciously crafted input. Attackers can create a specially prepared text file with specific characters to trigger an application crash when selecting a ZIP file.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37193?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37193?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37193 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-2020-37193 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37193 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwwj-gxrj-23x7.