Critical severity · published Feb 6, 2026
CVE-2020-37159
Cuckoo Clock 5.0 - Buffer Overflow
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parallaxis Cuckoo Clock 5.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting memory registers in the alarm scheduling feature. Attackers can craft a malicious payload exceeding 260 bytes to overwrite EIP and EBP, enabling shellcode execution with potential remote code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CC
Cuckoo Clock · Parallaxis
5.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37159
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37159
en.softonic.com
https://en.softonic.com/author/pxcompany
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48087
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cuckoo-clock-buffer-overflow
