Unquoted Service Path in ForensiT AppX Enables Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

ForensiT AppX Management Service 2.2.0.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem account permissions during service startup.

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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-2020-36989

EUVD

EUVD-2020-30897

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
forensit	appx_management_service	2.2.0.4

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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 ForensiT AppX Management Service 2.2.0.4. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges by exploiting the unquoted path in the service configuration. Malicious code can be injected and will run with LocalSystem account permissions during the service startup.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise. This means attackers could gain control over the affected system, access sensitive data, modify system settings, or disrupt operations.

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