CVE-2020-37102

high

Description

Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WCAssistantService that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be run with LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adaware-web-companion-wcassistantservice-unquoted-service-path

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47852

http://webcompanion.com/LP-WC002/index.php?partner=LU150701WEBDIRECT&campaign=www.doc2pdf.com&search=2&homepage=2&bd=2

http://webcompanion.com/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-03

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: 0.00012