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CVE-2020-37201: NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 - 'Name' Denial Of Service

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: yes
• Published: 2026-02-11 · updated 2026-10-27
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

NetShareWatcher 1.5.8.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration name input that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload and paste it into the 'Name' field to trigger an application crash.

Affected products

• Nsasoft Nsauditor NetShareWatcher: 1.5.8.0
• Nsasoft Nsauditor NetShareWatcher: 1.5.8.0

References

• http://www.nsauditor.com/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47848
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netsharewatcher-name-denial-of-service

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