CVE-2020-36936

HIGH

Magic Mouse 2 Utilities <2.20 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36936. PoCs published by SamAlucard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unquoted service path vulnerability in Magic Mouse 2 utilities 2.20, where the service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, allowing potential privilege escalation via path hijacking.

Description

Magic Mouse 2 Utilities 2.20 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious executables and gain elevated system privileges by placing a malicious file in the service path.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by SamAlucard · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49017

This exploit demonstrates an unquoted service path vulnerability in Magic Mouse 2 utilities 2.20, where the service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, allowing potential privilege escalation via path hijacking.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magic Mouse 2 utilities 2.20
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to create executable files in the vulnerable path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49017

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.1%
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