SecuriTricks - CVE-2020-37232

Description

Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService13 service binary path that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the system root path that will be executed with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Iobit	Advanced System Care	13.0.0.157

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	iobit	advanced_system_care	13.0.0.157	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049

https://www.iobit.com

https://www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

CVSS Score

8.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 16, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 16, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2020-37232