CVE-2020-37140

Everest 5.50.2100 - 'Open File' Denial of Service

Published Feb 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Everest, later referred to as AIDA64, 5.50.2100 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating file open functionality. Attackers can generate a 450-byte buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the file open dialog to trigger an application crash.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Aida64
Aida64 aida64
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:aida64:aida64:5.50.2100:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Aida64
Aida64 aida64
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation everest
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:everest:5.50.2100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation everest
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Finalwire
Finalwire everest
Vendors & Products Finalwire
Finalwire everest
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Everest, later referred to as AIDA64, 5.50.2100 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by manipulating file open functionality. Attackers can generate a 450-byte buffer of repeated characters and paste it into the file open dialog to trigger an application crash.
Title Everest 5.50.2100 - 'Open File' Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': '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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Mar 5, 2026, 1:28 AM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2026, 4:27 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 5, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:17 AM