Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2026
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path
CVE-2020-37254
Description
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.
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Affected products
1- Range: =5.2.9
Patches
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References
4- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535mitreexploit
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-pathmitrethird-party-advisory
- download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exemitreproduct
- www.wondershare.commitreproduct
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