CVE-2020-36916

TDM Digital Signage PC Player 4.1.0.4 Privilege Escalation via Insecure Permissions

8.5 High

TDM Digital Signage PC Player 4.1.0.4 contains an elevation of privileges vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify executable files. Attackers can leverage the 'Modify' permissions for authenticated users to replace executable files with malicious binaries and gain elevated system access.

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

0.26%Up 0.2 points since Jan 7, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.5

TDM Digital Signage PC Player 4.1.0.4 Privilege Escalation via Insecure Permissions

Record: CVE-2020-36916
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS: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: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-1022 8.5

Record: EUVD-2026-1022
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS: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-c4qf-p2qh-jv7r 8.5

TDM Digital Signage PC Player 4.1.0.4 contains an elevation of privileges vulnerability that...

Record: GHSA-c4qf-p2qh-jv7r
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS: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: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.5

Record: CVE-2020-36916
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS: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: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tdmsignage tdm digital signage pc player

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-36916 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Tdmsignage Tdm Digital Signage Pc Player, published January 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.