{"id":"CVE-2020-37254","title":"Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service","summary":"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 Lo…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-428"],"published":"2026-06-19","updated":"2026-09-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-29T09:10:00.157","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37254","references":[{"url":"http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.wondershare.com/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00175,"epssPercentile":0.06292,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-29T09:30:49.076Z","slug":"CVE-2020-37254","body":"## Overview\n\nWondershare 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}