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GHSA-7JQP-G5VC-78QC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-01-27 21:31

Details

Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PST Service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in ForwardDaemon.exe to inject malicious code that will execute with elevated system privileges during service startup.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

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CVE-2020-36981 (GCVE-0-2020-36981)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-27 18:51 – Updated: 2026-01-27 20:35

Title

Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 - 'ForwardDaemon.exe ' Unquoted Service Path

Summary

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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-01-27 20:35 UTC

CWE

CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49011	exploit
https://www.filehorse.com/es/descargar-motorola-d…	product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49013	exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/motorola-dev…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Filehorse	Motorola Device Manager	Affected: 2.4.5 Affected: 2.5.4

Date Public

2020-11-08 00:00

Credits

Angel Canseco

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