{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37254 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-37254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wondershare PDFelement, 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-2020-37254 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-37254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wondershare PDFelement, 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-2020-37254 exists.\n\nAffected product: Wondershare PDFelement. 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-2020-37254/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37254/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-37254","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37254/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-37254","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-xvcc-cxhc-j68h"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"PDF editing software","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted service path of Wondershare PDFelement.","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":"Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart 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":"Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path","id":"CVE-2020-37254","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":4,"next":{"headline":"WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 Authentication Bypass","id":"CVE-2020-37255"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Winstep 18.06.0096 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2020-37253"},"products":["PDFelement"],"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":"2026-07-15","vendors":["Wondershare"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted service path of Wondershare PDFelement.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37254/"}