CVE-2020-36903
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 Local Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Windows service configuration that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the service's unquoted binary path by inserting malicious code in the system root path that could execute with LocalSystem privileges during application startup or reboot.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 Local Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Windows service configuration that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the service's unquoted binary path by inserting malicious code in the system root path that could execute with LocalSystem privileges during application startup or reboot.
- Record
CVE-2020-36903- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-206090
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Windows service configuration that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the service's unquoted binary path by inserting malicious code in the system root path that could execute with LocalSystem privileges during application startup or reboot.
- Record
EUVD-2025-206090- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-229c-7j29-hv97
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Windows...
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Windows service configuration that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the service's unquoted binary path by inserting malicious code in the system root path that could execute with LocalSystem privileges during application startup or reboot.
- Record
GHSA-229c-7j29-hv97- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Selea CarPlateServer 4.0.1.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Windows service configuration that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the service's unquoted binary path by inserting malicious code in the system root path that could execute with LocalSystem privileges during application startup or reboot.
- Record
CVE-2020-36903- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36903 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Selea Carplateserver (cps), published December 31, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.