{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36986 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-36986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Preyproject Prey, published on 28 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-2020-36986 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-36986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Preyproject Prey, published on 28 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-2020-36986 exists.\n\nAffected product: Preyproject Prey. 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-2020-36986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36986/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-36986","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36986/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-36986","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-5ww3-f86g-j763","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36986"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Prey desktop agent","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in the Prey CronService.","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":"Prey 1.9.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the CronService to insert malicious code that would execute during application startup or system reboot.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Prey 1.9.6 - \"CronService\" Unquoted Service Path","id":"CVE-2020-36986","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":"Program Access Controller v1.2.0.0 - 'PACService.exe' Unquoted Service Path","id":"CVE-2020-36987"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"IP Watcher v3.0.0.30 - 'PACService.exe' Unquoted Service Path","id":"CVE-2020-36985"},"products":["Prey"],"published":"2026-01-28","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":"2026-01-28","vendors":["Preyproject"]},"summary":"Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in the Prey CronService.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36986/"}