High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2026· Updated Apr 14, 2026
CVE-2016-20055
CVE-2016-20055
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.
Affected products
1Patches
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References
4- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40577nvdExploitVDB Entry
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-advanced-systemcare-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.phpnvdProduct
- www.iobit.com/en/index.phpnvdProduct
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