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CVE-2016-20055

IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

High8.5EPSS 0.18%
Published
Updated
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Assigned by
VulnCheck

Description

IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService10 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and trigger privilege escalation when the service restarts or the system reboots, executing code with LocalSystem privileges.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-20055, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)4.0High8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed4.0High8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Iobit · IObit Advanced SystemCare

    • affected 10.0.2

References (4)

Sources

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Record last updated .