CVE-2020-37223 (GCVE-0-2020-37223)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 14:22 – Updated: 2026-05-13 18:20
VLAI?
Title
IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Summary
IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IObitUnSvr service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Attackers can place a malicious executable named IObit.exe in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit directory and restart the service to execute code with SYSTEM 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 Uninstaller Affected: 9.5.0.15
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Date Public ?
2020-06-03 00:00
Credits
Gobinathan L
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