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    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
    8.5 (High)
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
    7.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Date Public
    2016-10-13 00:00
    Credits
    Amir.ght
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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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
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    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
    7.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
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    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Date Public
    2016-10-13 00:00
    Credits
    Amir.ght
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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