CVE-2020-36916 (GCVE-0-2020-36916)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-06 15:52 – Updated: 2026-01-06 19:38
VLAI?
Title
TDM Digital Signage PC Player 4.1.0.4 Privilege Escalation via Insecure Permissions
Summary
TDM Digital Signage PC Player 4.1.0.4 contains an elevation of privileges vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify executable files. Attackers can leverage the 'Modify' permissions for authenticated users to replace executable files with malicious binaries and gain elevated system access.
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
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Tdmsignage TDM Digital Signage PC Player Affected: 4.1.0.4
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Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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