Realtek Andrea RT Filters 1.0.64.7 AESTSr64.exe unquoted search path

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A vulnerability was found in Realtek Andrea RT Filters 1.0.64.7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\AESTSr64.exe. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-36974. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Realtek Andrea RT Filters 1.0.64.7. This issue affects an unknown function of the file C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\AESTSr64.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Realtek Andrea RT Filters 1.0.64.7 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\AESTSr64.exe' to inject malicious code that would execute during service startup or system reboot.

The weakness was released by Manuel Alvarez as 49158. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-36974 since 01/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (49158). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Realtek

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• Andrea RT Filters

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• 1.0.64.7

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• commercial

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