CVE-2016-20088 (GCVE-0-2016-20088)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-19 14:16 – Updated: 2026-06-19 14:16
VLAI
Title
Comodo Chromodo Browser 52.15.25.664 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Summary
Comodo Chromodo Browser 52.15.25.664 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ChromodoUpdater service that runs with SYSTEM privileges. A local attacker can insert a malicious executable in the service path and execute arbitrary code with elevated 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
Vendor Product Version
Comodo Chromodo Browser Affected: 0 , ≤ 52.15.25.664 (custom)
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Date Public
2016-03-10 00:00
Credits
Yunus YILDIRIM (@Th3GundY)
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