CVE-2020-36979highCWE-428

CVE-2020-36979: high-severity vulnerability in Atheros Coex Service Application

Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 -'ZAtheros Bt&Wlan Coex Agent' Unquoted Service Path

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21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 8.5epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 92% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in the service path to gain elevated system privileges during service startup.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
Atheros · Coex Service Application
References
https://www.boostbyreason.com/resource-file-9102-ath_coexagent-exe.aspxhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49053https://www.file.net/process/ath_coexagent.exe.htmlhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/atheros-coex-service-application-zatheros-btwlan-coex-agent-unquoted-service-path