CVE-2020-37230

8.5 highEPSS 0.1%

High (8.5). EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SMWebRestServicev5 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable into the service path and execute it with LocalSystem privileges when the service restarts or the system reboots.

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: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 1% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-428
Published: 2026-05-16
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://download.syncplify.me/SMServer_Setup.exe
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49009
https://www.syncplify.me/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/syncplify-me-server-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

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