CVE-2020-36975

HIGH

EPSON Status Monitor 3 8.0 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation via E_S60RPB.EXE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36975. PoCs published by SamAlucard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in EPSON Status Monitor 3. The service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in the path.

Description

EPSON Status Monitor 3 version 8.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can leverage the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EPW!3SSRP\E_S60RPB.EXE' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by SamAlucard · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49141

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in EPSON Status Monitor 3. The service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in the path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: EPSON Status Monitor 3 (EPSON_PM_RPCV4_06 8.0)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to the directory structure where the unquoted path is located
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49141
Various Sources product
https://epson.com

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.9%
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
Products (1)
SEIKO EPSON Corp/Status Monitor 3 EPSON_PM_RPCV4_06 8.0
Published Jan 27, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026