High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2020-36958

Description

Kite 1.2020.1119.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\Kite\KiteService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges on the system.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49205nvd
www.kite.comnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-kiteservice-unquoted-service-pathnvd

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