What is CVE-2016-20055?

CVE-2016-20055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced Systemcare, 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.

Vulnerability in Iobit Advanced Systemcare

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…

EPSS: 0.000 (4.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Iobit Advanced Systemcare — versions 10.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

ExploitDB-40577 (exploit)
Official Product Homepage (product)
Product Reference (product)
VulnCheck Advisory: IObit Advanced SystemCare 10.0.2 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-20055?: CVE-2016-20055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced Systemcare, 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.