CVE-2020-36979

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

State: Published
Severity: 8.5 High
Published: Jan 27, 2026
Updated: Jan 29, 2026
Reserved: Jan 27, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.5 High	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	VulnCheck
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Coex Service ApplicationAtheros	8.0.0.255Affected

References

ExploitDB-49053exploit
Vendor Homepageproduct
Software Download Linkproduct
VulnCheck Advisory: Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 -'ZAtheros Bt&Wlan Coex Agent' Unquoted Service Paththird-party-advisory

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