High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2020-37040
CVE-2020-37040
Description
Code Blocks 17.12 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious file name with Unicode characters. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability by pasting a specially crafted payload into the file name field during project creation, potentially executing system commands like calc.exe.
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