CVE-2020-37102
Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 - 'WCAssistantService' Unquoted Service Path
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Feb 3, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 1, 2026
Description
Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WCAssistantService that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be run with LocalSystem 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 |
|---|---|
Web CompanionLavasoft |
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References
- ExploitDB-47852exploit
- Vendor Homepageproduct
- Software Download Linkproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 - 'WCAssistantService' Unquoted Service Paththird-party-advisory
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