CVE-2020-36975 (GCVE-0-2020-36975)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-27 18:51 – Updated: 2026-01-27 18:51
VLAI?
Title
EPSON Status Monitor 3 'EPSON_PM_RPCV4_06' - Unquoted Service Path
Summary
EPSON Status Monitor 3 version 8.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can leverage the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EPW!3SSRP\E_S60RPB.EXE' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.
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
SEIKO EPSON Corp Status Monitor 3 Affected: EPSON_PM_RPCV4_06 8.0
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Credits
SamAlucard
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