Vulnerability · Published Feb 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37066GoldWave 5.70 – Buffer Overflow (SEH Unicode)
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity stack buffer overflow in GoldWave from GoldWave. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GoldWave 5.70 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious input in the File Open URL dialog. Attackers can generate a specially crafted text file with Unicode-encoded shellcode to trigger a stack-based overflow and execute commands when the file is opened.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-48510 exploit
- Official Vendor Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: GoldWave 5.70 – Buffer Overflow (SEH Unicode) third-party-advisory