CVE-2020-36983

8.5 highEPSS 0.2%

High (8.5). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service binary path to inject malicious executables with elevated LocalSystem privileges during system boot or service restart.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

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

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 7% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-428
Published: 2026-01-27
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48983
https://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/download.php?id=10
https://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html/quick__n_easy_ftp_service.html
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/quick-n-easy-ftp-service-unquoted-service-path

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