CVE-2020-37247 - Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

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HIGH

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Published May 16, 2026

8.5

HIGH

CVSS 4.0

EPSS 0.11%

Description

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.

Affected products

Vendor Kite Product Kite Default
n/a
- Version
  4.2.0.1 U1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Kite

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
4.2.0.1 U1	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-428

References (3)

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

Link	Providers	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50975		exploit
https://www.kite.com/		product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-u1-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation		third-party-advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner VulnCheck

Published May 16, 2026

Updated May 18, 2026

Reserved May 16, 2026

Link CVE-2020-37247

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated May 18, 2026

NVD

Status Deferred

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2020-37247

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2020-37247