Vulnerability · Published Jan 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37010BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC)
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in BearShare Lite from BearshareOfficial. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload to overwrite the EIP register and execute shellcode by pasting malicious content into the search keywords field.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BearshareOfficial | BearShare Lite | 5.1.0 – through 5.2.5 |
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-48839 exploit
- Official BearShare Homepage product
- BearShare Lite 5.2.5 Download Page product
- VulnCheck Advisory: BearShare Lite 5.2.5 - 'Advanced Search'Buffer Overflow in (PoC) third-party-advisory