CVE-2020-37254CWE-428

CVE-2020-37254

High · published June 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00175 · 6.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2026-06-19T19:16Z
References (4)
http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe · [email protected]https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535 · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path · [email protected]https://www.wondershare.com/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 14:16Z
    Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path
    cvelistv5