{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36957 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-36957 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-Complete PDF Complete, published on 26 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36957 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-36957 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-Complete PDF Complete, published on 26 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36957 exists.\n\nAffected product: Pdf-Complete PDF Complete. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36957/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36957/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-36957","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36957/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-36957","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-rw4p-54rv-3rrf"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"PDF Complete","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can execute malicious code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in PDF Complete.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","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","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-428","name":"Unquoted Search Path or Element"}],"description":"PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its pdfsvc.exe service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 - 'pdfsvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path","id":"CVE-2020-36957","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Kite 1.2020.1119.0 - 'KiteService' Unquoted Service Path","id":"CVE-2020-36958"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Openfire 4.6.0 - 'path' Stored XSS","id":"CVE-2020-36956"},"products":["PDF Complete"],"published":"2026-01-26","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-07-15","vendors":["Pdf-Complete"]},"summary":"Attackers can execute malicious code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in PDF Complete.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36957/"}