CVE-2020-36985

HIGH

IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36985. PoCs published by Mohammed Alshehri.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in IP Watcher v3.0.0.30. The vulnerability allows for local privilege escalation (LPE) due to the service path not being enclosed in quotes, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges during system startup or reboot.

Description

IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with elevated LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Mohammed Alshehri · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48968

This is a technical writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in IP Watcher v3.0.0.30. The vulnerability allows for local privilege escalation (LPE) due to the service path not being enclosed in quotes, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges during system startup or reboot.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IP Watcher v3.0.0.30
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to place an executable in a higher-level directory of the unquoted 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/48968
Various Sources product
https://www.gearboxcomputers.com/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.2%
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 none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-428
Status published
Products (1)
Gearboxcomputers/IP Watcher 3.0.0.30
Published Jan 28, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026