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CVE-2020-37247: Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.

Affected products

• Kite: 4.2.0.1 U1

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50975
• https://www.kite.com/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-u1-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

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