Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2020-37287

Vyper: Call stack corruption when passing complex type containing non-base type members as argument

Published Oct 6, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 24, 2026 · Vyper: Call stack corruption

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-37287. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Vyper: Call stack corruption is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Vyper: Call stack corruption).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.25%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
PyPI vyper

### Impact When we pass a multi-dimensional array (like ) as an argument to internal/external functions we get incorrect output. This is due to a stack management issue, because it was assumed that the size of each subtype of an array/struct is 32, which is not always correct. Example code: Please see #2183 for further information ### Patches This problem was fixed in #2184, and released as a part of [ ](https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/releases/tag/v0.2.6).

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  • PyPI vyper0 → 0.2.6

How to fix CVE-2020-37287

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-2020-37287. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Vyper: Call stack corruption is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 0.2.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-682. EPSS 0.25%. 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.

  1. Oct 6, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Detected

    ### Impact When we pass a multi-dimensional array (like ) as an argument to internal/external functions we get incorrect output. This is due to a stack management issue, because it was assumed that the size of each subtype of an array/struct is 32, which is not always correct. Example code: Please see #2183 for further information ### Patches This problem was fixed in #2184, and released as a part

  2. Oct 24, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Fix available

    vyper fixed in 0.2.6

  3. Oct 24, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Fix available

    vyper fixed in 0.2.6

  4. Oct 24, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Updated

    ### Impact When we pass a multi-dimensional array (like ) as an argument to internal/external functions we get incorrect output. This is due to a stack management issue, because it was assumed that the size of each subtype of an array/struct is 32, which is not always correct. Example code: Please see #2183 for further information ### Patches This problem was fixed in #2184, and released as a part

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • PyPA Advisory DatabaseOct 26, 2026
  • GitHub Advisory DatabaseOct 25, 2026
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerOct 25, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026