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CVE-2020-37066: GoldWave 5.70 – Buffer Overflow (SEH Unicode)

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-121

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

• GoldWave: 5.70

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48510
• https://www.goldwave.com/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/goldwave-buffer-overflow-seh-unicode

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