CVE-2020-36981
Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 - 'ForwardDaemon.exe ' Unquoted Service Path
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Jan 27, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 27, 2026
Description
Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PST Service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in ForwardDaemon.exe to inject malicious code that will execute with 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 |
|---|---|
Motorola Device ManagerFilehorse |
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References
- ExploitDB-49011exploit
- Motorola Device Manager Download Pageproduct
- ExploitDB-49013exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 - 'ForwardDaemon.exe ' Unquoted Service Paththird-party-advisory
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