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

CVE-2016-20060

Description

Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the service path and upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code executes with LocalSystem privileges.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40528nvd
www.hotspotshield.comnvd
www.hotspotshield.com/download/nvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hotspot-shield-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationnvd

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