Vulnerability in Spy-Emergency Spy Emergency
CVE-2016-20056
Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SpyEmrgHealth and SpyEmrgSrv services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute 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 (3.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% 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
- Spy-Emergency Spy Emergency — versions 23.0.205
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550 (exploit)
- www.spy-emergency.com/ (product)
- www.spy-emergency.com/download/download.php (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spy-emergency-build-unquoted-service-path-privileg… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20056?
- CVE-2016-20056 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spy-Emergency Spy Emergency, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20056?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.