CVE-2020-37062 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2020-37062

DHCP Turbo 4.6.1298- 'DHCP Turbo 4' Unquoted Service Path

8.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

DHCP Turbo 4.61298 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place malicious executables in the service path to gain elevated privileges when the service starts.

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:

boku

References

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

DHCP Turbo

Vulnerable Versions:

4.6.1298

Timeline

Official Publish: February 1st, 2026

Last Modified: February 2nd, 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)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow

Privilege Escalation

T1036 Masquerading

Defense Evasion

T1543 Create or Modify System Process

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1569 System Services