Answer in brief
CVE-2020-37254 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Wondershare/PDFelement (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Wondershare/PDFelement (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Wondershare/PDFelementgeneric | 5.2.9 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 19, 2026
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2020-37254 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Wondershare/PDFelement (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Wondershare/PDFelement (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Wondershare/PDFelementgeneric | 5.2.9 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 19, 2026
Wondershare PDFelement 5.2.9 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to an unquoted service path in the WsAppService Windows service. Local attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and execute code with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.