CVE-2016-20056

HIGH 7.8

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

2th

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.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	spy-emergency
Product	spy emergency
Published	Apr 4, 2026
Last Updated	Apr 6, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Spy-Emergency / Spy Emergency

23.0.205

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550 spy-emergency.com: http://www.spy-emergency.com/ spy-emergency.com: http://www.spy-emergency.com/download/download.php?id=1 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spy-emergency-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Credits

Amir.ght