Splashtop 8.71.12001.0 - Unquoted Service Path | Advisories

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Splashtop 8.71.12001.0 - Unquoted Service Path

severity: high
date: January 13, 2026
Affecting: Splashtop <= 8.71.12001.0
CVE: CVE-2022-50693
CWE: CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS: 8.5
CVSS V4 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
References: ExploitDB-51182
Splashtop Official Homepage
Credit: A.I. hernandez
Description: Splashtop 8.71.12001.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Splashtop Software Updater Service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files (x86)\Splashtop\Splashtop Software Updater\ to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.