CVE-2016-20056

HIGH

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-20056. PoCs published by Amir.ght.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in Spy Emergency. 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

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SpyEmrgHealth and SpyEmrgSrv services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Amir.ght · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550

This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in Spy Emergency. 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: Spy Emergency build 23.0.205
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-40550
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550
Product product
Official Product Homepage
http://www.spy-emergency.com/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spy-emergency-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 5.0%
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 (1)
Spy-Emergency/Spy Emergency 23.0.205
Published Apr 04, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 04, 2026