Vulnerability · Published May 16, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37231Privacy Drive 3.17.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Privacy Drive from Cybertronsoft. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cybertronsoft | Privacy Drive | 3.17.0 Build 1456 |
Weakness: CWE-428 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-49023 exploit
- Official Product Homepage product
- Product Reference product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Privacy Drive 3.17.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation third-party-advisory