DiskSavvy Disk Savvy Enterprise 12.3.18 Service disksvs.exe unquoted search path

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A vulnerability has been found in DiskSavvy Disk Savvy Enterprise 12.3.18 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file C:\Program Files\Disk Savvy Enterprise\bin\disksvs.exe of the component Service. Performing a manipulation results in unquoted search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-37099. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in DiskSavvy Disk Savvy Enterprise 12.3.18. This affects an unknown part of the file C:\Program Files\Disk Savvy Enterprise\bin\disksvs.exe of the component Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Disk Savvy Enterprise 12.3.18 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its service configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\Disk Savvy Enterprise\bin\disksvs.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.

The weakness was published by boku as 48049. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-37099 since 02/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download 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 (48049). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• DiskSavvy

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• Disk Savvy Enterprise

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• 12.3.18

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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