CVE-2020-36992

Nord VPN 6.31.13.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its nordvpn-service that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path during system startup or reboot to potentially run malicious code with LocalSystem permissions.

CVSS v4.0

8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 6th percentile

Published

2026-01-28

Updated

2026-03-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48790

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-36991
• CVE-2020-36993
• CVE-2020-36990
• CVE-2020-36994
• CVE-2020-36989
• CVE-2020-36995