CVE-2020-36935 (GCVE-0-2020-36935)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-25 14:01 – Updated: 2026-01-26 13:48
VLAI?
Title
KMSpico 17.1.0.0 - 'Service KMSELDI' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
KMSpico 17.1.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Service KMSELDI configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in C:\Program Files\KMSpico\Service_KMS.exe to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.
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
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
KMSpico Service KMSELDI Affected: 17.1.0.0
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Credits
SamAlucard
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