---
id: CVE-2020-21046
title: >-
  A local privilege escalation vulnerability was identified within the
  "luminati_net_updater_win_eagleget_com" service in EagleGet Downloader version
  2.1.5.20 Stable
summary: >-
  A local privilege escalation vulnerability was identified within the
  "luminati_net_updater_win_eagleget_com" service in EagleGet Downloader version
  2.1.5.20 Stable. This issue allows authenticated non-administrative user to
  escalate thei…
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-269
vendor: softonic
product: eagleget
affected:
  - eagleget < 2.1.6.40
patched:
  - eagleget 2.1.6.40
published: '2022-06-24'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-21046'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://medium.com/@n1pwn/local-privilege-escalation-in-eagleget-1fde79fe47c0
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://eagleget.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://medium.com/%40n1pwn/local-privilege-escalation-in-eagleget-1fde79fe47c0
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00402
epssPercentile: 0.34264
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:24.768Z'
---

## Overview

A local privilege escalation vulnerability was identified within the "luminati_net_updater_win_eagleget_com" service in EagleGet Downloader version 2.1.5.20 Stable. This issue allows authenticated non-administrative user to escalate their privilege and conduct code execution as a SYSTEM privilege.

## Affected

- `eagleget < 2.1.6.40`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `eagleget 2.1.6.40`