EIP-2026-117958

PRE-CVE

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2 Security Center Service - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117958. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory describes an unquoted search path vulnerability in Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2's 'SBSDWSCService' service, allowing local privilege escalation via arbitrary code execution. The issue stems from the service's binary path lacking quotes, enabling path hijacking if an attacker places a malicious executable in the system root path.

Description

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2 Security Center Service - Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by LiquidWorm · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36417

This advisory describes an unquoted search path vulnerability in Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2's 'SBSDWSCService' service, allowing local privilege escalation via arbitrary code execution. The issue stems from the service's binary path lacking quotes, enabling path hijacking if an attacker places a malicious executable in the system root path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local user access · Ability to write to system root path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026