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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-36983

Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup.

Published Jan 27, 2026 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · Pablosoftwaresolutions Quick 'n Easy FTP Service

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-36983. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Pablosoftwaresolutions Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 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
0.18%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Pablosoftwaresolutions Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2

Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service binary path to inject malicious executables with elevated LocalSystem privileges during system boot or service restart.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Pablosoftwaresolutions Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.23.2

How to fix CVE-2020-36983

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-2020-36983. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Pablosoftwaresolutions Quick 'n Easy FTP Service is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Pablosoftwaresolutions Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 3.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.18%. 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.

  1. Jan 27, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service binary path to inject malicious executables with elevated LocalSystem privileges during system boot or service restart.

  2. Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service binary path to inject malicious executables with elevated LocalSystem privileges during system boot or service restart.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36983

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-36983

    30-day exploitation probability 0.18%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2020-30868

    Quick 'n Easy FTP Service 3.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code during service startup. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service binary path to inject malicious executables with elevated LocalSystem privil

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026