CVE•Published 2026-05-16•Modified 2026-05-18•0 articles on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2020-37230
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SMWebRestServicev5 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable into the service path and execute it with LocalSystem privileges when the service restarts or the system reboots.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-16
Modified 2026-05-18
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2020-37230Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
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GitHub code
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Google dork
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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