High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2026· Updated May 18, 2026

CVE-2020-37230

Description

Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SMWebRestServicev5 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable into the service path and execute it with LocalSystem privileges when the service restarts or the system reboots.

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Affected products

Syncplify/Syncplify.me Server!llm-create
Range: = 5.0.37

Patches

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References

download.syncplify.me/SMServer_Setup.exenvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49009nvd
www.syncplify.menvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/syncplify-me-server-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationnvd

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