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2 vulnerabilities found for Web Companion by Lavasoft
CVE-2020-37102 (GCVE-0-2020-37102)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-02-03 14:49 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:27
VLAI
Title
Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 - 'WCAssistantService' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47852 | exploit |
| http://webcompanion.com/ | product |
| http://webcompanion.com/LP-WC002/index.php?partne… | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adaware-web-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavasoft | Web Companion |
Affected:
4.9.2159
|
Date Public
2020-01-05 00:00
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CVE-2020-37102 (GCVE-0-2020-37102)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-03 14:49 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:27
VLAI
Title
Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 - 'WCAssistantService' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47852 | exploit |
| http://webcompanion.com/ | product |
| http://webcompanion.com/LP-WC002/index.php?partne… | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adaware-web-… | third-party-advisory |
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Lavasoft | Web Companion |
Affected:
4.9.2159
|
Date Public
2020-01-05 00:00
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