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2 vulnerabilities found for IP Watcher by Gearboxcomputers

CVE-2020-36985 (GCVE-0-2020-36985)

Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-01-28 12:28 – Updated: 2026-01-28 14:55
VLAI?
Title
IP Watcher v3.0.0.30 - 'PACService.exe' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with elevated LocalSystem privileges during service startup.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gearboxcomputers IP Watcher Affected: 3.0.0.30
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Credits
Mohammed Alshehri
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CVE-2020-36985 (GCVE-0-2020-36985)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-28 12:28 – Updated: 2026-01-28 14:55
VLAI?
Title
IP Watcher v3.0.0.30 - 'PACService.exe' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
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Severity ?
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gearboxcomputers IP Watcher Affected: 3.0.0.30
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Mohammed Alshehri
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

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