Vulnerability · CVE-2020-36957
PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its pdfsvc.exe service configuration.
Published Jan 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · Pdf-Complete PDF Complete
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-36957. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Pdf-Complete PDF Complete is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Pdf-Complete PDF Complete 0 ≤3.5.310.2002
PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its pdfsvc.exe service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Pdf-Complete PDF Complete 0 ≤3.5.310.20020 ≤3.5.310.2002
How to fix CVE-2020-36957
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 ≤3.5.310.2002
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-36957. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of Pdf-Complete PDF Complete is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Pdf-Complete PDF Complete 0 ≤3.5.310.2002 0 ≤3.5.310.2002. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 26, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its pdfsvc.exe service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.
Jul 15, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its pdfsvc.exe service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36957
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-36957
30-day exploitation probability 0.15%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2020-30851
PDF Complete 3.5.310.2002 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its pdfsvc.exe service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject and execute malicious code with elevated LocalSystem privileges.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- EUVDNov 2, 2026