CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-36979
8.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-428
Description
Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in the service path to gain elevated system privileges during service startup.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element weakness
References
- https://www.boostbyreason.com/resource-file-9102-ath_coexagent-exe.aspx www.boostbyreason.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49053 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.file.net/process/ath_coexagent.exe.html www.file.net
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/atheros-coex-service-application-zatheros-btwlan-coex-agent-unquoted-service-path www.vulncheck.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49053 www.exploit-db.com