CVE-2016-20057Published

NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

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cve-program · CVE-2016-20057

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NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NGRegClnSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

Source published: 4 Apr 2026 13:51:00 UTC
Source modified: 27 Oct 2026 00:40:44 UTC
Observed here: 27 Oct 2026 02:31:55 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 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

CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H