CVE-2020-37208 SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery 3.0.0.0 - 'Key' Denial of Service
Attackers can crash the SpotFTP application by inputting a long string into the registration key field, 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-2020-37208?
CVE-2020-37208 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nsasoft Nsauditor SpotFTP FTP 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
SpotFTP 3.0.0.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash and denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37208?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nsasoft Spotftp.
How do I fix CVE-2020-37208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37208 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-2020-37208 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37208 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Nsasoft Nsauditor SpotFTP FTP Password Recovery
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35f2-992w-gmjg.