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CVE-2020-37040

HIGH · CVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.19% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-01-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-37040
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.4
EPSS
0.19%

Original NVD Description

Code Blocks 17.12 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious file name with Unicode characters. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by pasting a specially crafted payload into the file name field during project creation, potentially executing system commands like calc.exe.