High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2026· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2016-20056

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.

Patches

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Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.spy-emergency.comnvd
www.spy-emergency.com/download/download.phpnvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550nvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spy-emergency-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationnvd

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