Vulnerability · Published Jan 25, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2020-36933IPTInstaller 4.0.9 - 'PassThru Service' Unquoted Service Path

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in IPTInstaller from HTC. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

HTC IPTInstaller 4.0.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PassThru Service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
HTC IPTInstaller 4.0.9

Weakness: CWE-428 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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