Is CVE-2020-37229 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-37229 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-37229?

CVE-2020-37229 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-37229?

CVE-2020-37229 has an EPSS score of 0.11% (2th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2020-37229?

No published fix for CVE-2020-37229 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-37229

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-428

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references4

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-18.