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TI-2020-19116 Aliases CVE-2020-36981GHSA-7jqp-g5vc-78qc

Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 - 'ForwardDaemon.exe ' Unquoted Service Path

Priority LOW 38CWE-428Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.

Summary

Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PST Service that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in ForwardDaemon.exe to inject malicious code that will execute with elevated system privileges during service startup.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0018 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FileHorseMotorola Device Manager2.4.5; 2.5.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Motorola Device Manager VendorFileHorse Affected 2.4.5; 2.5.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36981
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jqp-g5vc-78qc

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

  • TI-2019-15329 BartVPN 1.2.2 - 'BartVPNService' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5

Sources

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