Everest 5.50.2100 - 'Open File' Denial of Service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinalWire | Everest | 5.50.2100 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Everest VendorFinalWire Affected 5.50.2100 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxw8-jmj5-8539
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 1
More Aida64 vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15686 AIDA64 Extreme 5.99.4900 SEH Buffer Overflow via EggHunter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-15684 AIDA64 Business 5.99.4900 SEH Buffer Overflow via EggHunter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-15682 AIDA64 Extreme 5.99.4900 SEH Buffer Overflow via Logging CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-15413 Aida64 6.10.5200 - Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2019-05135 An issue was discovered in kerneld.sys in AIDA64 before 5.99. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-13639 Buffer overflow in FinalWire Ltd AIDA64 Engineer 6.00.5100 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-37140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxw8-jmj5-8539 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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