CVE-2020-37231

high

Published 2026-05-16 · Modified 2026-05-18

CVSS v3

7.8

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

CVSS v2

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VIR risk

7.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

https://www.cybertronsoft.com/
https://www.cybertronsoft.com/download/privacy-drive-setup.exe
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49023
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/privacy-drive-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

CWEs

CWE-428

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.