CVE-2020-37043
Published: 30 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2020-37043 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in 10 Strike (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 48.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2020-37043 is a buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-120) affecting 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor version 3.9. The flaw occurs in the application's registration key input field, where carefully crafted input can trigger the overflow and bypass SafeSEH, ASLR, and DEP protections.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, score 9.8). By sending a malicious payload to the registration key input, they achieve remote code execution, enabling the launch of arbitrary system commands on the target system.
References include the vendor site at https://www.10-strike.com/bandwidth-monitor/, an Exploit-DB entry at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48570 providing a proof-of-concept exploit, and a Vulncheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/strike-bandwidth-monitor-buffer-overflow detailing the issue. No specific patch or mitigation details are outlined in the provided information.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-30935
Vulnerability details
10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor 3.9 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass SafeSEH, ASLR, and DEP protections through carefully crafted input. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by sending a malicious payload to the application's registration key input, enabling…
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remote code execution and launching arbitrary system commands.
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Why these techniques?
Buffer overflow in network-reachable registration input enables unauthenticated remote code execution on a public-facing application.
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Mitigating Controls
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Directly prevents buffer overflow exploitation by validating registration key inputs for length and format before processing.
Requires timely patching of the specific buffer overflow flaw in 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor to eliminate the vulnerability.
Implements memory safeguards like stack canaries and enhanced ASLR/DEP to mitigate buffer overflow exploitation attempts.