CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-20093

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

Wise Care 365 version 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner version 9.29 contain unquoted service path vulnerabilities in WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest versions and to verify and secure service paths to prevent the introduction of malicious code.

Original NVD description (English source)

Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 contain unquoted service path vulnerabilities in the WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service respectively, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS