CVE-2020-36934

HIGH

Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.24.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36934. PoCs published by Paulina Girón.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.24.0. The vulnerability could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place executable code in a system root path.

Description

Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.24.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DeepNetworkService that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\HP Sure Sense\DeepNetworkService.exe to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Paulina Girón · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49020

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.24.0. The vulnerability could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place executable code in a system root path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.24.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to the system root path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.6%
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