CVE-2020-37055

HIGH

SpyHunter 4 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-37055. PoCs published by Alejandro Reyes.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path vulnerability in SpyHunter 4. The vulnerability allows local privilege escalation if an attacker can place executable code in a directory that is parsed before the intended executable due to the lack of quotes in the service path.

Description

SpyHunter 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 service path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations to gain elevated access during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Alejandro Reyes · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48172

This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path vulnerability in SpyHunter 4. The vulnerability allows local privilege escalation if an attacker can place executable code in a directory that is parsed before the intended executable due to the lack of quotes in the service path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: SpyHunter 4
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to a directory in 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/48172
Various Sources product
https://www.enigmasoftware.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)
Enigmasoftware/SpyHunter 4
Published Feb 01, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026