CVE-2016-20059 (GCVE-0-2016-20059)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-04 13:51 – Updated: 2026-04-04 19:59
VLAI?
Title
IObit Malware Fighter 4.3.1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Summary
IObit Malware Fighter 4.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IMFservice and LiveUpdateSvc services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can insert a malicious executable file in the unquoted service path and trigger privilege escalation when the service restarts or the system reboots, executing code 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
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Iobit IObit Malware Fighter Affected: 4.3.1
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Date Public ?
2016-10-13 00:00
Credits
Amir.ght
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