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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00005.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49011 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49013 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.filehorse.com/es/descargar-motorola-device-manager/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/motorola-device-manager-forwarddaemonexe-unquoted-service-path cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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: 2026-01-27T20:35:16.942Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T15:47:07.999Z

Link: CVE-2020-36981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:35:13.114Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-27T19:16:11.117

Modified: 2026-01-27T19:16:11.117

Link: CVE-2020-36981

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-28T12:22:07Z

Weaknesses