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1 vulnerability by IDT
CVE-2020-36959 (GCVE-0-2020-36959)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 17:43 – Updated: 2026-01-26 20:56
VLAI?
Title
IDT PC Audio 1.0.6499.0 - 'STacSV' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
IDT PC Audio 1.0.6499.0 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 STacSV service to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem account permissions during service startup.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| IDT | IDT PC Audio |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0.6499.0
(semver)
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Credits
Diego Cañada
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