CVE-2020-36986
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Unquoted Service Path in Prey 1.9.6 Enables Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
Prey 1.9.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the CronService to insert malicious code that would execute during application startup or system reboot.
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Published
2026-01-28
Last Modified
2026-01-28
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-01-29
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2020-36986
EUVD
EUVD-2020-30894
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Vendor Product Version / Range
prey prey 1.9.6
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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 Prey 1.9.6's CronService. It allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges by exploiting the unquoted path to insert malicious code that runs during application startup or system reboot.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code with elevated privileges, potentially compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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