CVE-2020-36985

IP Watcher v3.0.0.30 - 'PACService.exe' Unquoted Service Path

CVSS 8.5 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-428

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.5EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

28 Jan 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with elevated LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Gearboxcomputers · IP Watcher

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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48968 https://www.gearboxcomputers.com/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ip-watcher-pacserviceexe-unquoted-service-path