CVE-2020-36989

HIGH

ForensiT AppX Management Service 2.2.0.4 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36989. PoCs published by Burhanettin Ozgenc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in ForensiTAppxService 2.2.0.4. The vulnerability could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place an executable in a path that is executed due to the unquoted service path.

Description

ForensiT AppX Management Service 2.2.0.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem account permissions during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Burhanettin Ozgenc · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48821

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in ForensiTAppxService 2.2.0.4. The vulnerability could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place an executable in a path that is executed due to the unquoted service path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: ForensiT AppX Management Service 2.2.0.4
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to a directory in the service path
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/48821
Various Sources product
https://www.forensit.com/downloads.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.5%
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)
Forensit/ForensiTAppxService 2.2.0.4
Published Jan 28, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026