CVE-2020-37101

HIGH

VPN Unlimited 6.1 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation via Service Binary Path Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-37101. PoCs published by Amin Rawah.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unquoted service path vulnerability in VPN Unlimited 6.1, where the service binary path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation via path manipulation.

Description

VPN Unlimited 6.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to inject malicious executables into the service binary path. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VPN Unlimited\' to replace the service executable and gain elevated system privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Amin Rawah · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47916

This exploit demonstrates an unquoted service path vulnerability in VPN Unlimited 6.1, where the service binary path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation via path manipulation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VPN Unlimited 6.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Ability to create executable files in the root of C:\
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/47916
Various Sources product
https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 1.7%
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)
Vpnunlimitedapp/VPN unlimited 6.1
Published Feb 03, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026