Vulnerability in Iobit Advanced System Care Service
CVE-2020-37232
Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService13 service binary path that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the system root path that will be executed with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.
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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: 0.001 (1.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Iobit Advanced System Care Service — versions 13.0.0.157
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049 (exploit)
- www.iobit.com (product)
- www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-37232?
- CVE-2020-37232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced System Care Service, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-37232?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.