CVE-2020-37047

HIGH

Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.29.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-37047. PoCs published by Oscar Flores.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.29.0. The vulnerability allows local privilege escalation if an attacker can place an executable in the system root path, which would then be executed with elevated privileges.

Description

Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.29.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DeepMgmtService that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\HP Sure Sense\DeepMgmtService.exe to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Oscar Flores · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48174

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.29.0. The vulnerability allows local privilege escalation if an attacker can place an executable in the system root path, which would then be executed with elevated privileges.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.29.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to the system root path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48174
Various Sources product
https://www.deepinstinct.com/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.5%
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)
Deepinstinct/Deep Instinct Windows Agent 1.2.29.0
Published Feb 01, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026