Unquoted Service Path in EPSON SENADB Service Enables Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

EPSON 1.124 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SENADB service that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\EPSON_P2B\Printer Software\Status Monitor\ to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem permissions.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-28

Last Modified

2026-01-28

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2020-36984

EUVD

EUVD-2020-30892

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
epson	epos_printer	1.124

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-428	The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an unquoted service path issue in the SENADB service of EPSON 1.124 software. It allows local attackers to execute malicious code with elevated system privileges by exploiting the unquoted path in the service's executable location. Attackers can place malicious executables in the path C:\Program Files (x86)\EPSON_P2B\Printer Software\Status Monitor\, which will then run with LocalSystem permissions.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges, which is the highest level of system access. This can lead to full control over the affected system, including the ability to install programs, change or delete data, and create new accounts with full user rights.

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