{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37252 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-37252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Realtek Audio Service, published on 19 Jun 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-2020-37252 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-37252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Realtek Audio Service, published on 19 Jun 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-2020-37252 exists.\n\nAffected product: Realtek Audio Service. 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-2020-37252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37252/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-37252","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37252/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-37252","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-c8cp-33hr-c24p"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Realtek Audio Service","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing malicious executables in the unquoted service path of Realtek Audio 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":"Realtek Audio Service 1.0.0.55 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in RtkAudioService64.exe that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious code. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path directory to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service 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":null,"headline":"Realtek Audio Service 1.0.0.55 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-37252","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":"Winstep 18.06.0096 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-37253"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"RealTimes Desktop Service 18.1.4 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-37251"},"products":["Realtek Audio Service"],"published":"2026-06-19","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":"2026-07-28","vendors":["Realtek"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing malicious executables in the unquoted service path of Realtek Audio Service.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37252/"}