PT-2026-41447 · Kite · Kite

Ghaleb Al-Otaibi · Published 2026-05-16 · Updated 2026-05-16 · CVE-2020-37247

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kite version 4.2.0.1 U1

Description The KiteService Windows service contains an unquoted service path issue. This occurs when a service path containing spaces is not enclosed in quotation marks, allowing a local attacker to place a malicious executable in the directory path to be executed with LocalSystem privileges upon service startup, leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-37247

Affected Products

Kite

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/50975 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37247 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/54001 · Telegram Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/kite-u1-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation · Note
• https://kite.com · Note