CVE-2020-37164

Medium

Description

AbsoluteTelnet 11.12 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized license name. Attackers can generate a 2500-character payload and paste it into the license entry field to trigger an application crash.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.2
Exploit probability—
ProductCelestialsoftware Absolutetelnet
PublishedFeb 7, 2026
First seenFeb 7, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
celestialsoftware absolutetelnetv ≤ 11.12—

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CVE-2020-37164 · Celestialsoftware Absolutetelnet · Dark Radar