{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37247 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-37247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kite, published on 16 May 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-2020-37247 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-37247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kite, published on 16 May 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-2020-37247 exists.\n\nAffected product: Kite. 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-2020-37247/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37247/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-37247","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37247/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-37247","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-89g2-88gp-pqf4"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Kite desktop application","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted service path of the Kite Windows service.","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":"Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.","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":"Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-37247","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":"Security feature bypass in OfflineIMAP","id":"CVE-2020-37248"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress Plugin Supsystic Backup 2.3.9 Local File Inclusion","id":"CVE-2020-37246"},"products":["Kite"],"published":"2026-05-16","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":"2026-05-18","vendors":["Kite"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted service path of the Kite Windows service.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37247/"}