CVE-2020-37247

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.

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
1.8%
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

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-u1-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
generic

Kite is saying farewell - Code Faster with Kite

https://www.kite.com/
generic🟡 PoC Available

Kite 1.2021.610.0 - Unquoted Service Path - Windows local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50975

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-37247(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 8× in last 7d / 38× 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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  1. 2026-07-23 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 22:39 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-29 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-06-10 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-06-01 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-06-01 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-37247?
CVE-2020-37247 is a high vulnerability published on May 16, 2026. Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem…
When was CVE-2020-37247 disclosed?
CVE-2020-37247 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-2020-37247 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-37247 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-37247?
CVE-2020-37247 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-37247?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-37247, 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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