CVE-2020-37231 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-37231

Privacy Drive 3.17.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Vulnerability Description

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.

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:

  • Mohammed Alshehri

Affected Vendor

Cybertronsoft

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Affected Software

Privacy Drive
Vulnerable Versions:
3.17.0 Build 1456

Timeline

Official Publish: May 16th, 2026
Last Modified: May 18th, 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)