What is CVE-2020-36936?

CVE-2020-36936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magic Utilities Mouse 2, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-36936?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Magic Utilities Mouse 2

CVE-2020-36936

Magic Mouse 2 Utilities 2.20 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to inject malicious executables and gain elevated system privileges by placing a malicious file in the service path.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Magic Utilities Mouse 2 — versions 2.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36936?: CVE-2020-36936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magic Utilities Mouse 2, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-36936?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.