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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-20093 · published 19 June 2026

CVE-2016-20093: Unquoted search path vulnerability

Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 contain unquoted service path vulnerabilities in the WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service respectively, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated privileges.

8.5 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.18% · top 93.7% CWE-428 · Unquoted search path Deferred
8.5CVSS 4.0 base score
0.18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
23 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 contain unquoted service path vulnerabilities in the WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service respectively, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated privileges.

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:

References

LinkTags
http://www.wisecleaner.com
http://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40417
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wise-care-365-and-wise-disk-cleaner-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-20093), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.