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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2020-37231

Deferred

Source-disclosure@vulncheck.com

Published At-16 May, 2026 | 16:16

Updated At-18 May, 2026 | 20:16

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Secondary	4.0	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
Primary	3.1	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Type: Secondary

Version: 4.0

Base score: 8.5

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

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

Type: Primary

Version: 3.1

Base score: 7.8

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

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

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-428	Primary	disclosure@vulncheck.com

CWE ID: CWE-428

Type: Primary

Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://www.cybertronsoft.com/	disclosure@vulncheck.com	N/A
https://www.cybertronsoft.com/download/privacy-drive-setup.exe	disclosure@vulncheck.com	N/A
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49023	disclosure@vulncheck.com	N/A
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/privacy-drive-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation	disclosure@vulncheck.com	N/A