CVE-2020-37063

HIGH

TFTP Turbo 4.6.1273 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-37063. PoCs published by boku.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup demonstrating an unquoted service path vulnerability in TFTP Turbo 4.6.1273. The exploit shows how the service path is vulnerable due to spaces in the path, which could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in a higher-level directory.

Description

TFTP Turbo 4.6.1273 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will be launched with LocalSystem permissions.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by boku · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48085

This is a writeup demonstrating an unquoted service path vulnerability in TFTP Turbo 4.6.1273. The exploit shows how the service path is vulnerable due to spaces in the path, which could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in a higher-level directory.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TFTP Turbo 4.6.1273
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to a directory higher in the path hierarchy (e.g., C:\Program Files\TFTP)
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/48085
Various Sources product
https://www.weird-solutions.com

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.1%
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)
Weird-Solutions/TFTP Turbo 4.6.1273
Published Feb 01, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026