Atomic Alarm Clock 6.3 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its service configuration that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing a malicious executable named 'Program.exe' to gain persistent system-level access.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00013.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Drive-Software Atomic Alarm Clock x86 affected
Version Status Constraints
6.3 affected —

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Solution

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References
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http://www.drive-software.com cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48352 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/atomic-alarm-clock-x-atomicalarmclock-unquoted-service-path cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Drive-software
Drive-software atomic Alarm Clock X86
Vendors & Products Drive-software
Drive-software atomic Alarm Clock X86

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description Atomic Alarm Clock 6.3 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its service configuration that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing a malicious executable named 'Program.exe' to gain persistent system-level access.
Title Atomic Alarm Clock x86 6.3 - 'AtomicAlarmClock' Unquoted Service Path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-30T16:34:14.509Z

Reserved: 2026-01-28T18:18:30.526Z

Link: CVE-2020-37060

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-30T16:34:11.768Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-30T17:16:12.217

Modified: 2026-02-04T16:34:21.763

Link: CVE-2020-37060

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-02T09:27:40Z

Weaknesses