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1 vulnerability by Diskpulse
CVE-2020-36927 (GCVE-0-2020-36927)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-15 23:25 – Updated: 2026-01-16 16:54
VLAI?
Title
DiskPulse 13.6.14 - Unquoted Service Path
Summary
DiskPulse Enterprise 13.6.14 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\Disk Pulse Enterprise\bin\diskpls.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
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Credits
Brian Rodriguez
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