Vulnerability in Iobit Advanced System Care
CVE-2016-20055
IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService10 service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the service path and trigger privilege escalation when the service restarts or the system reboots, executing code with LocalSystem privileges.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Iobit Advanced System Care
- Iobit Advanced Systemcare — versions 10.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40577 (Exploit, VDB Entry, exploit)
- www.iobit.com/en/index.php (Product, product)
- www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php (Product, product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-advanced-systemcare-unquoted-service-path-pr… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20055?
- CVE-2016-20055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced System Care, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20055?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.