CVE-2020-36958

HIGH EPSS 3.0%
Published Jan 26, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Jan 26, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Kite 1.2020.1119.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\Kite\KiteService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges on the system.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.5
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-428

References 3

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49205
  • kite.com https://www.kite.com/
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-kiteservice-unquoted-service-path

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.