What is CVE-2020-28967?

CVE-2020-28967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flashget, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-28967?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Flashget

CVE-2020-28967

FlashGet v1.9.6 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow in the 'current path directory' function. This vulnerability allows attackers to elevate local process privileges via overwriting the registers.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2021-10-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.089 (95.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.089 · newest: 0.089 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Flashget — versions 1.9.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28967?: CVE-2020-28967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flashget, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-28967?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.