CVE-2020-37231

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-16. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
2.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 16, 2026

Last Modified

May 18, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 16, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Privacy Drive 3.17.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/privacy-drive-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
generic🟡 PoC Available

Privacy Drive v3.17.0 - 'pdsvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path - Windows local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49023
generic

Privacy Eraser & Privacy Drive - privacy & security software

https://www.cybertronsoft.com/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-37231(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 76× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-37231?
CVE-2020-37231 is a high vulnerability published on May 16, 2026. Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code…
When was CVE-2020-37231 disclosed?
CVE-2020-37231 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 16, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-37231 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-37231 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-37231?
CVE-2020-37231 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-37231?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-37231, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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