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TI-2020-19152 Aliases CVE-2020-37017GHSA-9qvc-pgq6-f6qj

CodeMeter 6.60 - 'CodeMeter.exe' Unquoted Service Path

Priority HIGH 72CWE-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

CodeMeter 6.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the CodeMeter Runtime Server service to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00141 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
WibuCodeMeter6.60—No fix listedCNA
  • CodeMeter VendorWibu Affected 6.60 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-2020-37017
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qvc-pgq6-f6qj

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2021-22426 WibuKey Runtime 6.51 - 'WkSvW32.exe' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2018-02959 An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the WkbProgramLow function of… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-03396 Out-of-bounds read in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-03657 Wibu: Buffer Overflow in CodeMeter Runtime CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-11360 Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in CodeMeter (All versions prior to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-11368 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in CodeMeter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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