PT-2026-50918 · Winstep · Winstep Xtreme

CVE-2020-37253

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Published

2026-06-19

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Updated

2026-06-22

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Winstep version 18.06.0096
Description The Winstep Xtreme Service contains an unquoted service path issue. This occurs when a service path contains spaces and is not enclosed in quotes, allowing a local attacker to place a malicious executable in the directory path to achieve privilege escalation. In this case, an attacker can place a file in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges upon service startup.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-37253

Affected Products

Winstep Xtreme