CVE-2020-37232
Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- May 16, 2026
- Updated
- May 18, 2026
- Reserved
- May 15, 2026
Description
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 executed with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.
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 |
|---|---|
Advanced System Care ServiceIobit |
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References
- ExploitDB-49049exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Product Referenceproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalationthird-party-advisory
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