CVE-2020-37251

8.5 highEPSS 0.2%

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

RealTimes Desktop Service 18.1.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the rpdsvc.exe binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

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 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-428
Published: 2026-06-19
Modified: 2026-09-29
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49021
https://www.real.com/
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/realtimes-desktop-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

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