CVE-2020-37247

HIGH 7.8

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	kite
Product	kite
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

Kite / Kite

4.2.0.1 U1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50975 kite.com: https://www.kite.com/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-u1-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Credits

Ghaleb Al-otaibi