CVE-2020-37254
HIGH EPSS 2.1%
Published Jun 19, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 23, 20266d ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
Published Jun 19, 2026 1w ago
Last Modified Jun 23, 2026 6d ago
Description
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.
CVSS Details
Base Score
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
2.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-428
References 4
- download.wondershare.com http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path
- wondershare.com https://www.wondershare.com/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.