CVE-2020-37193
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 - 'ZIP File' Denial of Service
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing maliciously crafted input. Attackers can create a specially prepared text file with specific characters to trigger an application crash when selecting a ZIP file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 - 'ZIP File' Denial of Service
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing maliciously crafted input. Attackers can create a specially prepared text file with specific characters to trigger an application crash when selecting a ZIP file.
- Record
CVE-2020-37193- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-31138
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing maliciously crafted input. Attackers can create a specially prepared text file with specific characters to trigger an application crash when selecting a ZIP file.
- Record
EUVD-2020-31138- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwwj-gxrj-23x7
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to...
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing maliciously crafted input. Attackers can create a specially prepared text file with specific characters to trigger an application crash when selecting a ZIP file.
- Record
GHSA-hwwj-gxrj-23x7- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
ZIP Password Recovery 2.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by providing maliciously crafted input. Attackers can create a specially prepared text file with specific characters to trigger an application crash when selecting a ZIP file.
- Record
CVE-2020-37193- CVSS 4.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-37193 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Top Password Software Zip Password Recovery, published February 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.