CVE-2020-37200 NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 - 'Key' Denial of Service

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Attackers can crash the NetShareWatcher application by entering oversized data into the registration key field, causing a buffer overflow.

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-2020-37200?

CVE-2020-37200 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nsasoft Nsauditor NetShareWatcher, 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

NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying oversized input. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.

Weakness: CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37200?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nsasoft Netsharewatcher.

How do I fix CVE-2020-37200?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37200 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-2020-37200 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37200 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqpv-gcv6-r5w9.

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