CVE-2020-37253

Winstep 18.06.0096 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS 8.5 HIGHEPSS 0.1%CWE-428

Winstep 18.06.0096 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Winstep Xtreme Service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.

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

Winstep · Winstep

public PoCs found — 1

cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/49004unverified

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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49004 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/winstep-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation