CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-37247
8.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-05-16
- 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
Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element weakness
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50975 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.kite.com/ www.kite.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-u1-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation www.vulncheck.com