MSN Password Recovery 1.30 contains an XML external entity injection vulnerability that allows attackers to read local system files through crafted XML input. Attackers can exploit the 'Favorites' tab by injecting a malicious XML file that references external entities to retrieve sensitive system configuration information.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00018.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Top Password Software MSN Password Recovery affected
Version Status Constraints
1.30 affected —

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Workaround

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References
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47896 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.top-password.com/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/msn-password-recovery-xml-external-entity-injection cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Top Password Software
Top Password Software msn Password Recovery
Vendors & Products Top Password Software
Top Password Software msn Password Recovery

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

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Description MSN Password Recovery 1.30 contains an XML external entity injection vulnerability that allows attackers to read local system files through crafted XML input. Attackers can exploit the 'Favorites' tab by injecting a malicious XML file that references external entities to retrieve sensitive system configuration information.
Title MSN Password Recovery 1.30 - XML External Entity Injection
Weaknesses CWE-611
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-12T16:28:25.912Z

Reserved: 2026-02-10T18:44:10.138Z

Link: CVE-2020-37192

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T16:28:21.743Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-11T21:16:13.427

Modified: 2026-02-12T15:10:37.307

Link: CVE-2020-37192

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T09:35:46Z

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