CVE-2020-37231
Privacy Drive 3.17.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- May 16, 2026
- Updated
- May 18, 2026
- Reserved
- May 15, 2026
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.
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 |
|---|---|
Privacy DriveCybertronsoft |
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References
- ExploitDB-49023exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Product Referenceproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Privacy Drive 3.17.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalationthird-party-advisory
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