PT-2026-41431 · Cybertronsoft · Privacy Drive

Mohammed Alshehri · Published 2026-05-16 · Updated 2026-05-16 · CVE-2020-37231

NVD

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-37231

Affected Products

Privacy Drive

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/49023 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37231 · Security Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/privacy-drive-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation · Note
• https://cybertronsoft.com · Note
• https://cybertronsoft.com/download/privacy-drive-setup.exe · Note