CVE-2020-37252

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
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.

Realtek Audio Service 1.0.0.55 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in RtkAudioService64.exe that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious code. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path directory to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EPSS
2.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Realtek Audio Service 1.0.0.55 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/realtek-audio-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
generic

Realtek

https://www.realtek.com/en/
generic🟡 PoC Available

Realtek Audio Service 1.0.0.55 - 'RtkAudioService64.exe' Unquoted Service Path - Windows local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49015

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-37252(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 36× in last 7d / 91× 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.

  1. 2026-07-07 03:28 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 15:31 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 15:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-06 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-06 02:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-06 02:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-05 15:18 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 15:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-05 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-05 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-04 15:22 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-04 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-04 06:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-04 06:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-04 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-04 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-03 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-03 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-07-03 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-02 15:14 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-02 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-02 03:17 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-02 03:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-01 15:20 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-01 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-01 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-01 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-06-30 23:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-30 23:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-30 15:25 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-06-30 15:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-06-30 03:29 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-06-30 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-06-29 15:32 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-29 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-29 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-29 03:35 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-29 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-28 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-28 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-28 04:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-28 04:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-28 03:39 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-28 03:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-27 15:42 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-06-27 15:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-06-27 03:45 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-27 03:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-27 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-27 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-26 15:47 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-06-26 15:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-26 03:51 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-06-26 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-06-25 15:55 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-06-25 15:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-25 03:50 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-06-25 03:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-24 15:52 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-06-24 15:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-24 03:56 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-24 03:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-23 15:56 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-06-23 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-23 03:57 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-23 03:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-22 19:38 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 8.5
  53. 2026-06-22 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-06-22 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-22 04:00 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-06-22 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-06-21 16:00 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-06-21 16:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-21 03:52 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-06-21 03:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-20 15:54 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-06-20 15:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  64. 2026-06-20 03:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-19 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-06-19 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-37252?
CVE-2020-37252 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. Realtek Audio Service 1.0.0.55 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in RtkAudioService64.exe that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious code. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path directory to execute arbitrary code with…
When was CVE-2020-37252 disclosed?
CVE-2020-37252 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-37252 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-37252 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-37252?
CVE-2020-37252 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-37252?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-37252, 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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