{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37253 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-37253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winstep, 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-2020-37253 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-37253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winstep, 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-2020-37253 exists.\n\nAffected product: Winstep. 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-2020-37253/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37253/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-37253","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37253/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-37253","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-vcqw-5625-54xg"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Winstep Xtreme","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing malicious executables in the Program Files directory due to an unquoted service path.","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":"Winstep 18.06.0096 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Winstep Xtreme Service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables 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":"Winstep 18.06.0096 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-37253","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path","id":"CVE-2020-37254"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Realtek Audio Service 1.0.0.55 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-37252"},"products":["Winstep"],"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":"2026-06-22","vendors":["Winstep"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing malicious executables in the Program Files directory due to an unquoted service path.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37253/"}