CVE-2020-36933

HIGH

HTC IPTInstaller 4.0.9 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36933. PoCs published by SamAlucard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in HTC IPTInstaller 4.0.9. The service 'PassThru Service' has a space in its path, which could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in the path.

Description

HTC IPTInstaller 4.0.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PassThru Service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by SamAlucard · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49006

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in HTC IPTInstaller 4.0.9. The service 'PassThru Service' has a space in its path, which could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in the path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: HTC IPTInstaller 4.0.9
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to the root of C:\
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Various Sources product
https://www.htc.com/latam/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49006

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-428
Status published
Published Jan 25, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026