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
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| prey | prey | 1.9.6 |
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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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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