Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WCAssistantService that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be run with LocalSystem privileges during service startup.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the WCAssistantService that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be run with LocalSystem privileges during service startup.
Title Adaware Web Companion 4.9.2159 - 'WCAssistantService' Unquoted Service Path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-03T17:07:33.803Z

Reserved: 2026-02-01T13:16:06.489Z

Link: CVE-2020-37102

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-03T17:07:30.646Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-03T15:16:11.140

Modified: 2026-02-03T16:44:03.343

Link: CVE-2020-37102

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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