CVE-2020-37247CWE-428

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

High · published May 16, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · 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
EPSS
0.00115 · 1.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2026-05-16T15:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 MAY 15:26Z
    Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5