CVE-2020-37101
VPN unlimited 6.1 - Unquoted Service Path
VPN Unlimited 6.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to inject malicious executables into the service binary path. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VPN Unlimited' to replace the service executable and gain elevated system privileges.
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
VPN unlimited 6.1 - Unquoted Service Path
VPN Unlimited 6.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to inject malicious executables into the service binary path. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VPN Unlimited' to replace the service executable and gain elevated system privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-37101- 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
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30975
VPN Unlimited 6.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to inject malicious executables into the service binary path. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VPN Unlimited' to replace the service executable and gain elevated system privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30975- 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-37cj-g3gr-jhr4
VPN Unlimited 6.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to...
VPN Unlimited 6.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to inject malicious executables into the service binary path. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VPN Unlimited' to replace the service executable and gain elevated system privileges.
- Record
GHSA-37cj-g3gr-jhr4- 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
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
VPN Unlimited 6.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to inject malicious executables into the service binary path. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\VPN Unlimited' to replace the service executable and gain elevated system privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-37101- 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
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-37101 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Vpnunlimitedapp Vpn Unlimited, published February 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.