Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
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
Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SMWebRestServicev5 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable into the service path and execute it with LocalSystem privileges when the service restarts or the system reboots.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00114 1st percentileScored 2026-11-08
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syncplify, Inc. | Syncplify.me Server! | 5.0.37 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Syncplify.me Server! VendorSyncplify, Inc. Affected 5.0.37 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37230
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w62m-j7rv-p5ff
References
Exploit 1
More Syncplify, Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-80469 Syncplify Server! < 8.8.0 Permission Override Bypass via Path Casing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-80470 Path traversal in Syncplify Server lets users escape the home folder jail CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2026-81010 Cleartext FTP data transfers in ftpserverlib expose file contents CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-37230 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37230 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w62m-j7rv-p5ff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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