CVE-2020-37016

HIGH

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Daniel Bertoni · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48740

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.6%
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
Published Jan 29, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026