CVE-2020-37021 Bandwidth Monitor 3.9 - 'Svc10StrikeBandMontitor' Unquoted Service Path
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing malicious executables in unquoted service paths during startup.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-37021?
CVE-2020-37021 is a high-severity vulnerability in 10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor, published on 29 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
10-Strike Bandwidth Monitor 3.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in multiple services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in specific file path locations to achieve privilege escalation to SYSTEM during service startup.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37021?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37021?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37021 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-37021 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37021 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2gr9-gwrg-jc3v.