High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2020-36985

Description

IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with elevated LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48968nvd
www.gearboxcomputers.comnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ip-watcher-pacserviceexe-unquoted-service-pathnvd

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