PT-2026-50919 · Wondershare · Pdfelement

Saeed Hasanzadeh · Published 2026-06-19 · Updated 2026-06-19 · CVE-2020-37254

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-37254

Affected Products

Pdfelement

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40535 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37254 · Security Note
• https://wondershare.com · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path · Note
• http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe · Note