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2 vulnerabilities found for Hotspot Shield by Hotspotshield
CVE-2016-20060 (GCVE-0-2016-20060)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-04-04 13:51 – Updated: 2026-04-06 13:29
VLAI?
Title
Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Summary
Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the service path and upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code executes with LocalSystem privileges.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40528 | exploit |
| https://www.hotspotshield.com | product |
| https://www.hotspotshield.com/download/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hotspot-shie… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotspotshield | Hotspot Shield |
Affected:
6.0.3
|
Date Public ?
2016-10-13 00:00
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CVE-2016-20060 (GCVE-0-2016-20060)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-04 13:51 – Updated: 2026-04-06 13:29
VLAI?
Title
Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Summary
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Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40528 | exploit |
| https://www.hotspotshield.com | product |
| https://www.hotspotshield.com/download/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hotspot-shie… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotspotshield | Hotspot Shield |
Affected:
6.0.3
|
Date Public ?
2016-10-13 00:00
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