CVE-2020-36980 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-36980

SAntivirus IC 10.0.21.61 - 'SAntivirusIC' Unquoted Service Path

Vulnerability Description

SAntivirus IC 10.0.21.61 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted executable path to inject malicious files in the service binary path, enabling privilege escalation to system-level permissions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Mara Ramirez

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

SAntivirus IC
Vulnerable Versions:
10.0.21.61

Timeline

Official Publish: January 27th, 2026
Last Modified: January 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1036 Masquerading
Defense Evasion
T1543 Create or Modify System Process
Persistence
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1569 System Services
Execution