CVE-2020-37230
📛 CVE Title
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Description
Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SMWebRestServicev5 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable into the service path and execute it with LocalSystem privileges when the service restarts or the system reboots.
Overview
- State
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- Assigner (CNA)
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- CVSS severity
- high
- CVSS score
- 7.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
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- Reserved
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- Published
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- Last updated
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- Source
- https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2020-37230
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2020-37230 — CVE-2020-37230
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-16 16:16:18 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-18 20:16:05 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 2.50% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-428
(differs from the CNA list above)
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2020-31231 - Assigner
- VulnCheck
- Published
- May 16, 2026, 3:25:48 PM
- Updated
- May 18, 2026, 12:58:40 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
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8.5 / 10
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 - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0100
- Vendors
- Syncplify
- Products
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Syncplify.me Server! (5.0.37)
- Aliases
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GHSA-w62m-j7rv-p5ff
ENISA description: Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SMWebRestServicev5 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable into the service path and execute it with LocalSystem privileges when the service restarts or the system reboots.
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
Web references (7)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://download.syncplify.me/SMServer_Setup.exe tenable:download.syncplify.me
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37230 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37230 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49009 tenable:www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
- https://www.syncplify.me/ tenable:www.syncplify.me
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/syncplify-me-server-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation tenable:www.vulncheck.com
NVD-tagged references (4)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://download.syncplify.me/SMServer_Setup.exe disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49009 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.syncplify.me/ disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/syncplify-me-server-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation disclosure@vulncheck.com
Remediations (10)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:blog.qualys.com
Oracle released its second quarterly edition of this year's Critical Patch Update. The update received patches for 481 security vulnerabilities.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:blogs.oracle.com
☆ To download the Proactive Stack Patch 12.2.1.4. 260110: To find the stack patch specific download, directly search for Patch 38835334 within the My Oracle Support portal's "Patches and Update" tab.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:docs.oracle.com
Download and install Release Updates (RU) and Monthly Recommended Patches (MRPs) patches for your Oracle software after you complete installation.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:oracle-base.com
The OPatch utility doesn't let you re-apply a patch already present, so it's quite easy to simplify the process by having a very similar process each quarter. Once I've got all the patches, I write a patching script for each product. For the database this includes OPatch and the latest database patches.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:support.servicenow.com
Overview The advisories below document publicly disclosed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ( CVEs ) in the Now Platform by ServiceNow. Because ServiceNow uses various methods to communicate vulnerability information, patches, and other fixes, customers should review family, security patch , and hotfix release notes, which are available at https://docs.servicenow.com, for a complete list of ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2025 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2026 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2025 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC
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