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    2 vulnerabilities found for Coex Service Application by Atheros

    CVE-2020-36979 (GCVE-0-2020-36979)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-01-27 18:51 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:48
    VLAI
    Title
    Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 -'ZAtheros Bt&Wlan Coex Agent' Unquoted Service Path
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    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
    7.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Date Public
    2020-11-13 00:00
    Credits
    Isabel Lopez
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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    CVE-2020-36979 (GCVE-0-2020-36979)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-27 18:51 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:48
    VLAI
    Title
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    Summary
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    Severity
    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
    7.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
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    CWE
    • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Date Public
    2020-11-13 00:00
    Credits
    Isabel Lopez
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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