What is CVE-2020-37139?

CVE-2020-37139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Odin-Secure-Ftp-Expert Odin Secure FTP Expert, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-37139?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Odin-Secure-Ftp-Expert Odin Secure FTP Expert

CVE-2020-37139

Odin Secure FTP Expert 7.6.3 contains a local denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating site information fields. Attackers can generate a buffer overflow by pasting 108 bytes of repeated characters into connection fields, causing the application to crash.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Odin-secure-ftp-expert Odin Secure Ftp Expert — versions 7.6.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-37139?: CVE-2020-37139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Odin-Secure-Ftp-Expert Odin Secure FTP Expert, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-37139?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.