High 8.4Published Jan 30, 2026

CVE-2020-37031Simple Startup Manager 1.17 - 'File' Local Buffer Overflow

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 5:30 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Simple Startup Manager 1.17 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting memory through the 'File' input parameter. Attackers can craft a malicious payload with 268 bytes to trigger code execution, bypassing DEP and overwriting memory addresses to launch calc.exe.

CVSS: 8.4 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Feb 3, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Ashkon Software Simple Startup Manager ashkon_software:simple_startup_manager (from the name)	1.17	CNA record

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48678exploit
https://www.ashkon.com/startup_manager.htmlproduct
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-startup-manager-file-local-buffer-overflowthird-party-advisory

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