CVE-2016-20093

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 system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.wisecleaner.com
http://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40417
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wise-care-365-and-wise-disk-cleaner-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Configurations

No configuration.

History

19 Jun 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-19 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-23 15:29

NVD link : CVE-2016-20093

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20093

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20093

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

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