CVE-2020-37102

HIGH

Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-37102. PoCs published by ZwX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unquoted service path vulnerability in Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159, where the service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation via executable spoofing.

Description

Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WCAssistantService that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be run with LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ZwX · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47852

This exploit demonstrates an unquoted service path vulnerability in Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159, where the service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation via executable spoofing.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Ability to create executable files in the vulnerable path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4

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)
Lavasoft/Web Companion 4.9.2159
Published Feb 03, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026