Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2020-37129Memu Play 7.1.3 - Insecure Folder Permissions

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity incorrect default permissions in Memu Play from Microvirt. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Memu Play 7.1.3 contains an insecure folder permissions vulnerability that allows low-privileged users to modify the MemuService.exe executable. Attackers can replace the service executable with a malicious file during system restart to gain SYSTEM-level privileges by exploiting unrestricted file modification permissions.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microvirt Memu Play 7.1.3

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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