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GHSA-PFW9-W43P-PJ22

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-26 18:31 – Updated: 2026-01-26 18:31

Details

MiniTool ShadowMaker 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the MTAgentService that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\MiniTool ShadowMaker\AgentService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

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  "modified": "2026-01-26T18:31:29Z",
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CVE-2020-36953 (GCVE-0-2020-36953)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-26 17:42 – Updated: 2026-01-26 21:08

Title

MiniTool ShadowMaker 3.2 - 'MTAgentService' Unquoted Service Path

Summary

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

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49336	exploit
	https://www.minitool.com	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/minitool-sha…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Minitool	MiniTool ShadowMaker	Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.2 (semver)

Credits

Thalia Nieto

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-PFW9-W43P-PJ22

CVE-2020-36953 (GCVE-0-2020-36953)

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