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GHSA-V6WC-F4XV-CW3W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-01-27 21:31

Details

Wondershare Driver Install Service contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ElevationService executable that allows local attackers to potentially inject malicious code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to replace the service binary with a malicious executable, enabling privilege escalation to LocalSystem account.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

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CVE-2020-36977 (GCVE-0-2020-36977)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-27 18:51 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:48

Title

Wondershare Driver Install Service help 10.7.1.321 - 'ElevationService' Unquote Service Path

Summary

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

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49101	exploit
	https://www.wondershare.com/	product
	https://www.wondershare.com/drfone/	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Wondershare	Wondershare Driver Install Service help	Affected: 10.7.1.321

Date Public ?

2020-11-24 00:00

Credits

Luis Sandoval

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-V6WC-F4XV-CW3W

CVE-2020-36977 (GCVE-0-2020-36977)

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