CVE-2020-36982 json
Motorola Device Manager 2.5.4 - 'MotoHelperService.exe' Unquoted Service Path
published 9mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-30867
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Motorola Device Manager 2.5.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the MotoHelperService.exe service that allows local users to potentially inject malicious code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges during service startup.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 9mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49012 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Motorola-Device-Manager Motorola Device Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36982
- NVD CVE-2020-36982
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