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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-37017

CodeMeter 6.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.

Published Jan 29, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 5, 2026 · Wibu CodeMeter

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-2020-37017. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Wibu CodeMeter is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Wibu CodeMeter 6.60

CodeMeter 6.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the CodeMeter Runtime Server service to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor Wibu CodeMeter 6.606.60

How to fix CVE-2020-37017

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-2020-37017. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Wibu CodeMeter is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Wibu CodeMeter 6.60 6.60. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 29, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    CodeMeter 6.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the CodeMeter Runtime Server service to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions.

  2. Mar 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    CodeMeter 6.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the CodeMeter Runtime Server service to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-37017

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-37017

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2020-30921

    CodeMeter 6.60 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the CodeMeter Runtime Server service to inject malicious code that would

    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