High severity · published Jun 19, 2026
CVE-2020-37254
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PD
PDFelement · Wondershare
5.2.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37254
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37254
download.wondershare.com
http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path
www.wondershare.com
https://www.wondershare.com/
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