Backup Key Recovery 2.2.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying an overly long registration key. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload file and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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Affected Vendors & Products

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://www.nsauditor.com/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47864 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/backup-key-recovery-recover-keys-crashed-hard-disk-drive-key-denial-of-service cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nsasoft
Nsasoft nsauditor Backup Key Recovery Recover Keys Crashed Hard Disk Drive
Vendors & Products Nsasoft
Nsasoft nsauditor Backup Key Recovery Recover Keys Crashed Hard Disk Drive

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description Backup Key Recovery 2.2.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by supplying an overly long registration key. Attackers can generate a 1000-character payload file and paste it into the registration key field to trigger an application crash.
Title Backup Key Recovery Recover Keys Crashed Hard Disk Drive 2.2.5 - 'Key' Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-11T20:37:15.508Z

Reserved: 2026-02-10T18:44:52.743Z

Link: CVE-2020-37194

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-11T21:16:13.780

Modified: 2026-02-11T21:16:13.780

Link: CVE-2020-37194

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T09:35:44Z

Weaknesses