Getpopcorntime Popcorn Time 6.2.1.14 unquoted search path

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Getpopcorntime Popcorn Time 6.2.1.14. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-37059. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Getpopcorntime Popcorn Time 6.2.1.14 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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:

Popcorn Time 6.2.1.14 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in Program Files (x86) or system root directories to be executed with SYSTEM-level permissions during service startup.

The weakness was disclosed by Uriel Yochpaz and Jonatan Schor as 48378. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-37059 since 01/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/30/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

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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• Getpopcorntime

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• Popcorn Time

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• 6.2.1.14

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