Gearboxcomputers IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 Service unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gearboxcomputers IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Service. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-36985. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gearboxcomputers IP Watcher 3.0.0.30. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Service. 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:

IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with elevated LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

The weakness was shared by Mohammed Alshehri as 48968. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-36985 since 01/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. 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.

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Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/27/2026 CVE reserved
01/28/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
01/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 48968
Researcher: Mohammed Alshehri
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-36985 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343199
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2026 14:18
Changes: 01/28/2026 14:18 (79)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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