Port Forwarding Wizard 4.8.0 - Buffer Overflow
Priority HIGH 72CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Port Forwarding Wizard 4.8.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code through a long request in the Register feature. Attackers can craft a malicious payload with an egg tag and overwrite SEH handlers to potentially execute shellcode on vulnerable Windows systems.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00187 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iForwarder and upRedSun Technologies, LLC. | Port Forwarding Wizard | 4.8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Port Forwarding Wizard VendoriForwarder and upRedSun Technologies, LLC. Affected 4.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37025
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpjq-x42p-j7jq
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2020-37025 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37025 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fpjq-x42p-j7jq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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