Is CVE-2020-36997 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-36997 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-36997?

CVE-2020-36997 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-36997?

CVE-2020-36997 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (28th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-36997

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

BacklinkSpeed 2.4 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to corrupt the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) chain through malicious file import. Attackers can craft a specially designed payload file to overwrite SEH addresses, potentially executing arbitrary code and gaining control of the application.

CWE-121

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-01-29.