CVE•Published 2026-05-16•Modified 2026-05-18•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2020-37231

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)

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element

Description

Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-16

Modified 2026-05-18

External references

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Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2020-37231

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

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CVE-2020-37231