High 7.8Published Jun 19, 2026

CVE-2020-37254Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 9:40 PM ET)

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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: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-428
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Jul 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Wondershare PDFelement wondershare:pdfelement (from the name)	5.2.9	CNA record

References

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40535	exploit
https://www.wondershare.com/	product
http://download.wondershare.com/inst/pdfelement_setup_full1042.exe	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wondershare-pdfelement-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path	third-party-advisory

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