CVE-2020-37204 NSAuditor CVE debrief

Who should care

Security teams and administrators responsible for managing RemShutdown 2.9.0.0 installations should be aware of this vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, potentially disrupting operations. However, there is no evidence that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Technical summary

CVE-2020-37204 is a denial of service vulnerability in the registration key input of RemShutdown 2.9.0.0. An attacker can trigger an application crash by providing a 1000-character buffer payload. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 and a severity of MEDIUM. The CVSS vector is 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.

Defensive priority

Medium priority should be given to addressing this vulnerability, as an attacker could exploit it to disrupt operations. However, there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.

Recommended defensive actions

• Review and limit input to the registration key field to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
• Implement monitoring to detect potential exploitation attempts.
• Consider upgrading to a version of RemShutdown that is not vulnerable, if available.
• Restrict access to the registration key field to authorized personnel only.
• Regularly review and update vulnerability management processes to ensure timely patching of vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-37204.

Evidence notes

The CVE-2020-37204 vulnerability was published on 2026-02-11T21:16:15.470Z and last modified on 2026-06-29T18:30:37.163Z. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 and a severity of MEDIUM. The CWE associated with this vulnerability is CWE-120. There are several references available, including a product page and exploit information.

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