CVE-2020-36959

high

Description

IDT PC Audio 1.0.6499.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the STacSV service to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem account permissions during service startup.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/idt-pc-audio-stacsv-unquoted-service-path

https://www.pconlife.com/download/otherfile/20566/90674cffc8658c4f2bf58d43bb9b7ccb/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49191

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-26

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00011