CVE-2020-37251

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

RealTimes Desktop Service 18.1.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the rpdsvc.exe binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

RealTimes Desktop Service 18.1.4 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/realtimes-desktop-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
generic

Home to the video player and downloader, RealPlayer from RealNetworks

https://www.real.com/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-37251(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 79× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-27 06:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-26 16:57 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-26 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-07-17 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-15 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-07-05 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-06-30 13:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  61. 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  71. 2026-06-23 02:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 8.5
  72. 2026-06-22 17:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-06-22 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-21 17:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-06-21 04:48 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-37251?
CVE-2020-37251 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. RealTimes Desktop Service 18.1.4 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the rpdsvc.exe binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service…
When was CVE-2020-37251 disclosed?
CVE-2020-37251 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-37251 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-37251 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-37251?
CVE-2020-37251 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-37251?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-37251, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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