CVE-2020-36981

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

Published Jan 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Motorola-device-manager
Motorola-device-manager motorola Device Manager
Vendors & Products Motorola-device-manager
Motorola-device-manager motorola Device Manager
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Motorola Device Manager 2.4.5 - 'ForwardDaemon.exe ' Unquoted Service Path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jan 27, 2026, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Jan 27, 2026, 3:47 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 27, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:16 AM