CVE-2020-37230

HIGH 7.8

Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	syncplify
Product	syncplify.me server!
Published	May 16, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Syncplify / Syncplify.me Server!

5.0.37

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Julio Aviña