CVE-2016-20060
Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Apr 4, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 6, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 4, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Hotspot ShieldHotspotshield |
|
References
- ExploitDB-40528exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Product Referenceproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalationthird-party-advisory
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