FKIE_CVE-2020-36989

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-28 13:15 - Updated: 2026-04-15 00:35
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
ForensiT AppX Management Service 2.2.0.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem account permissions during service startup.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48821
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.forensit.com/downloads.html
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/forensitappxservice-forensitappxserviceexe-unquoted-service-path
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