CVE-2020-37017 (GCVE-0-2020-37017)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-29 14:28 – Updated: 2026-01-29 15:07
VLAI?
Title
CodeMeter 6.60 - 'CodeMeter.exe' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
CodeMeter 6.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the CodeMeter Runtime Server service to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions.
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
Wibu CodeMeter Affected: 6.60
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Credits
Luis Martinez
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