CVE-2016-20055

HIGH

IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-20055. PoCs published by Amir.ght.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup describing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in IObit Advanced SystemCare. The vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path, which gets executed upon service restart or system reboot.

Description

IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService10 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and trigger privilege escalation when the service restarts or the system reboots, executing code with LocalSystem privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Amir.ght · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40577

This is a technical writeup describing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in IObit Advanced SystemCare. The vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path, which gets executed upon service restart or system reboot.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to place an executable in the service path
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 07, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-40577
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40577
Product product
Official Product Homepage
http://www.iobit.com/en/index.php
Product product
Product Reference
http://www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php#
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-advanced-systemcare-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 7.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-428
Status published
Products (2)
iobit/advanced_system_care < 10.0.2
Iobit/IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2
Published Apr 04, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 04, 2026