VYPR

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

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Description

The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.

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CVEs mapped to this weakness (454)

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  • CVE-2016-20094HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    AnyDesk 2.5.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute with elevated privileges…

  • CVE-2016-20093HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    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…

  • CVE-2016-20092HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    NetDrive 2.6.12 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the Netdrive2_Service_Netdrive2 service that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that will be executed during…

  • CVE-2016-20091HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Windows Firewall Control 4.8.6.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables in the service path. Attackers can place executable files in unquoted path directories that the wfcs.exe service…

  • CVE-2016-20090HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Comodo Dragon Browser versions up to 52.15.25.663 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the DragonUpdater service due to an unquoted service path running with SYSTEM privileges. A local attacker can insert a malicious executable in the service path and execute…

  • CVE-2016-20089HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Iperius Remote 1.7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation path. When installed from directories containing spaces, attackers can place malicious executables…

  • CVE-2016-20088HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Comodo Chromodo Browser 52.15.25.664 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ChromodoUpdater service that runs with SYSTEM privileges. A local attacker can insert a malicious executable in the service path and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges upon…

  • CVE-2016-20087HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Fortitude HTTP 1.0.4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute with SYSTEM…

  • CVE-2016-20086HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Vembu StoreGrid 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the RemoteBackup and RemoteBackup_webServer services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and restart the service to execute code…

  • CVE-2016-20085HigJun 19, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path. Attackers can insert an executable file in the unquoted path and restart the…

  • CVE-2026-25865HigJun 18, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Punto Switcher through 4.5.0.583 contains an unquoted search path element vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting the application's call to WinExec without a fully qualified path for RunDll32.exe when invoking shell32.dll Control_RunDLL…

  • CVE-2021-47974HigMay 16, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    VX Search 13.5.28 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in both VX Search Server and VX Search Enterprise services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in unquoted path directories like C:\Program Files\VX Search…

  • CVE-2020-37247HigMay 16, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Kite 4.2.0.1 U1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the KiteService Windows service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed…

  • CVE-2020-37232HigMay 16, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService13 service binary path that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the system root path that will be…

  • CVE-2020-37231HigMay 16, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to…

  • CVE-2020-37230HigMay 16, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Syncplify.me Server! 5.0.37 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SMWebRestServicev5 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable into the service path and execute…

  • CVE-2020-37229HigMay 16, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    OKI sPSV Port Manager 1.0.41 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the sPSVOpLclSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting executable files into the unquoted path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in a directory within the…

  • CVE-2020-37223HigMay 13, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IObitUnSvr service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Attackers can place a malicious executable named IObit.exe in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit directory and…

  • CVE-2021-47945HigMay 10, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be…

  • CVE-2026-5789HigApr 21, 2026
    risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.00

    Vulnerability related to an unquoted search path in CivetWeb v1.16. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious executable in a directory that is scanned before the intended application path (C:\Program…