Application crash via oversized ZIP path input
Published Feb 11, 2026 · Updated Feb 11, 2026
Buffer overflow in ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the application through crafted path input. The ZIP-file selection field accepts an oversized byte sequence without enforcing a safe length before the Next action processes it. Exploitation requires a Windows user to paste the generated payload into the selector and click Next; the demonstrated consequence is a process crash.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the application through crafted path input. The ZIP-file selection field accepts an oversized byte sequence without enforcing a safe length before the Next action processes it. Exploitation requires a Windows user to paste the generated payload into the selector and click Next; the demonstrated consequence is a process crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-37193
- Published
- Feb 11, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Top Password Software, Inc.
- Product
- ZIP Password Recovery
- Classifications
- CWE-120
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.30
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Public exploit references
- ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 ZIP File Denial of Service PoCproof of concept · unverified
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