What is CVE-2020-36961?

CVE-2020-36961 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 10-Strike Software Network Inventory Explorer, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-36961?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in 10-Strike Software Network Inventory Explorer

CVE-2020-36961

10-Strike Network Inventory Explorer 8.65 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in exception handling that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious file with 209 bytes of padding and a specially constructed Structured Exception Handler to trigger code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (38.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

10-strike Software Network Inventory Explorer — versions 8.65

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36961?: CVE-2020-36961 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 10-Strike Software Network Inventory Explorer, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-36961?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.