CVE catalog

CVE-2020-36986

UBUNTU-

[CVE catalog]

Prey 1.9.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the CronService to insert malicious code that would execute during application startup or system reboot.

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.17% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Ubuntu18.04prey0.6.2-1.1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36986]
Ubuntu16.04prey0.6.2-1.1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36986]
Provider details and historical evidence
Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Ubuntu16.04prey0.6.2-1.1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36986]
Ubuntu18.04prey0.6.2-1.1Affected[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36986]
Original provider fields
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "16.04",
      "versions": [
        "0.6.2-1.1"
      ],
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      "fixed_version": "",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
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      "provider_updated_at": "2026-02-04T17:03:15Z"
    },
    {
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            }
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      ],
      "release": "18.04",
      "versions": [
        "0.6.2-1.1"
      ],
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      "fixed_version": "",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
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      "provider_updated_at": "2026-02-04T17:03:15Z"
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

Observed:

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]