Vulnerability in Wise Wisecleaner
CVE-2016-20093
Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 contain unquoted service path vulnerabilities in the WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service respectively, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated 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 (6.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.3% 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
- Wise Wisecleaner — versions 9.29
- Wisecleaner Wise Care 365 — versions 4.27
- Wisecleaner Wise Disk Cleaner — versions 9.29
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40417 (exploit)
- www.wisecleaner.com (product)
- www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wise-care-365-and-wise-disk-cleaner-unquoted-servi… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20093?
- CVE-2016-20093 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wise Wisecleaner, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-19.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20093?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.