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CVE-2020-37231

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.12% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-05-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2020-37231
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.12%

Original NVD Description

Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.