Vulnerability · CVE-2020-37038
Code Blocks 20.03 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating input in the FSymbols search field.
Published Jan 30, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 28, 2026 · Code::Blocks Code::Blocks
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-37038. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Code::Blocks Code::Blocks is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2020-37121 · Medium
- CVE-2020-37040 · High
- Severity
- Medium4.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.41%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Code::Blocks Code::Blocks 20.03
Code Blocks 20.03 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating input in the FSymbols search field. Attackers can paste a large payload of 5000 repeated characters into the search field to trigger an application crash.
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- vendor Code::Blocks Code::Blocks 20.0320.03
How to fix CVE-2020-37038
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 20.03
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-37038. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Code::Blocks Code::Blocks is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Code::Blocks Code::Blocks 20.03 20.03. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.41%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 30, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
Code Blocks 20.03 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating input in the FSymbols search field. Attackers can paste a large payload of 5000 repeated characters into the search field to trigger an application crash.
Jul 28, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Code Blocks 20.03 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating input in the FSymbols search field. Attackers can paste a large payload of 5000 repeated characters into the search field to trigger an application crash.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-37038
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-37038
30-day exploitation probability 0.41%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2020-30940
Code Blocks 20.03 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating input in the FSymbols search field. Attackers can paste a large payload of 5000 repeated characters into the search field to trigger an application crash.
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- EUVDNov 2, 2026