High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 3, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2020-37102

Description

Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WCAssistantService that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be run with LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

webcompanion.comnvd
webcompanion.com/LP-WC002/index.phpnvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47852nvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adaware-web-companion-wcassistantservice-unquoted-service-pathnvd

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