CVE-2020-37129

CRITICAL

Memu Play 7.1.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-37129. PoCs published by chuyreds.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Memu Play 7.1.3 due to insecure folder permissions. A low-privilege user can replace the MemuService.exe with a malicious executable, which executes with SYSTEM privileges upon reboot.

Description

Memu Play 7.1.3 contains an insecure folder permissions vulnerability that allows low-privileged users to modify the MemuService.exe executable. Attackers can replace the service executable with a malicious file during system restart to gain SYSTEM-level privileges by exploiting unrestricted file modification permissions.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by chuyreds · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48283

This exploit demonstrates a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Memu Play 7.1.3 due to insecure folder permissions. A low-privilege user can replace the MemuService.exe with a malicious executable, which executes with SYSTEM privileges upon reboot.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Memu Play 7.1.3
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the victim machine · Ability to restart the machine
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/48283
Various Sources product
https://www.memuplay.com/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 25.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (1)
Microvirt/Memu Play 7.1.3
Published Feb 05, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026