Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
DHCP Turbo 4.6.1298 has a local privilege escalation weakness caused by an unquoted service path. An attacker who already has local access could potentially run code with elevated privileges when the service starts. This is not remote initial access, but it can turn a limited foothold into deeper system control.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation on systems where lower-privileged users or service accounts have local access. Treat this as a high-severity post-compromise escalation risk, not a confirmed remote breach vector.
Technical view
CVE-2020-37062 is a CWE-428 unquoted service path issue in Weird Solutions DHCP Turbo 4.6.1298. The CVSS v4 score is 8.5. The source description says a local, low-privileged attacker may place a malicious executable in the service path and gain elevated privileges when the service starts.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running Weird Solutions DHCP Turbo version 4.6.1298. Organizations that do not use this product or version are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges. A public ExploitDB reference exists, but the CVE is not listed as KEV and the provided sources do not state active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports a local privilege escalation via unquoted service path in DHCP Turbo 4.6.1298. Public exploit documentation exists, but active exploitation is not supported by the provided sources. No vendor patch version is named in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems for DHCP Turbo 4.6.1298 installations.
- Check Weird Solutions and VulnCheck guidance for fixed versions or configuration direction.
- Remove or upgrade affected installations if they are not required.
- Restrict local user access to affected hosts until remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether DHCP Turbo 4.6.1298 is installed.
- Review the DHCP Turbo service path for unquoted path exposure.
- Check vulnerability scanner results for CVE-2020-37062 coverage.
- Document affected hosts and remediation status.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.5 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: 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
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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——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.5HighVector: 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
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-48080CVE reference · exploit
- Vendor HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: DHCP Turbo 4.6.1298- 'DHCP Turbo 4' Unquoted Service PathCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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Unquoted Search Path or Element
Unquoted Search Path or Element represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.