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2 vulnerabilities found for Coex Service Application by Atheros

CVE-2020-36979 (GCVE-0-2020-36979)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-01-27 18:51 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:48
VLAI?
Title
Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 -'ZAtheros Bt&Wlan Coex Agent' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in the service path to gain elevated system privileges during service startup.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
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
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Atheros Coex Service Application Affected: 8.0.0.255
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Isabel Lopez
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CVE-2020-36979 (GCVE-0-2020-36979)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-27 18:51 – Updated: 2026-01-29 16:48
VLAI?
Title
Atheros Coex Service Application 8.0.0.255 -'ZAtheros Bt&Wlan Coex Agent' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
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Severity ?
8.5 (High)
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
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Atheros Coex Service Application Affected: 8.0.0.255
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Isabel Lopez
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

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