CVE-2020-36985: Gearboxcomputers IP Watcher

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IP Watcher 3.0.0.30 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with elevated LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

Affected products

• Gearboxcomputers IP Watcher: version 3.0.0.30 only

Published 2026-01-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.