Critical severity · published Jan 29, 2026
CVE-2020-37010
BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
BearShare Lite 5.2.5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Advanced Search keywords input that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload to overwrite the EIP register and execute shellcode by pasting malicious content into the search keywords field.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37010
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37010
www.bearshareofficial.com
http://www.bearshareofficial.com/
www.oldversion.com.de
http://www.oldversion.com.de/windows/bearshare-lite-5-2-5
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48839
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bearshare-lite-advanced-searchbuffer-overflow-in-poc