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CVE-2016-20056

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

High8.5EPSS 0.16%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
VulnCheck

Description

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SpyEmrgHealth and SpyEmrgSrv services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-20056, 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 · Deferred4.0High8.5CVSS: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)
0.16% · top 95% 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

  • Spy-Emergency · Spy Emergency

    • affected 23.0.205

References (4)

Sources

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Record last updated .