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    1 vulnerability found for Windows Firewall Control by Binisoft

    CVE-2016-20091 (GCVE-0-2016-20091)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-19 14:16 – Updated: 2026-06-19 14:16
    VLAI
    Title
    Windows Firewall Control 4.8.6.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
    Summary
    Windows Firewall Control 4.8.6.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables in the service path. Attackers can place executable files in unquoted path directories that the wfcs.exe service will execute with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.
    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
    Date Public
    2016-09-24 00:00
    Credits
    zaeek@protonmail.com
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