CVE-2020-36987

Program Access Controller v1.2.0.0 - '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.

Program Access Controller 1.2.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in PACService.exe that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path during system startup or reboot to inject and run malicious executables with LocalSystem permissions.

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 · Program Access Controller

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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48966 https://www.gearboxcomputers.com/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/program-access-controller-pacserviceexe-unquoted-service-path