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2 vulnerabilities found for IObit Advanced SystemCare by Iobit
CVE-2016-20055 (GCVE-0-2016-20055)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-04-04 13:50 – Updated: 2026-04-06 15:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40577 | exploit |
| http://www.iobit.com/en/index.php | product |
| http://www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php# | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-advanc… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iobit | IObit Advanced SystemCare |
Affected:
10.0.2
|
Date Public
2016-10-19 00:00
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CVE-2016-20055 (GCVE-0-2016-20055)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-04 13:50 – Updated: 2026-04-06 15:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
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|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40577 | exploit |
| http://www.iobit.com/en/index.php | product |
| http://www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php# | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-advanc… | third-party-advisory |
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Affected:
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2016-10-19 00:00
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