CVE-2016-20055 identifies an unquoted service path vulnerability in IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2, specifically within the AdvancedSystemCareService10 service. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious executable in the service path, which then executes with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSSv3.1), the attack requires local access but has low complexity and no user interaction. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:*:*:*:*:free:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.