CVE-2016-20057

HIGH 7.8

NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.1%

EPSS Percentile

19th

NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NGRegClnSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	netgate
Product	netgate registry cleaner
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

Netgate / NETGATE Registry Cleaner

16.0.205

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40539 netgate.sk: http://www.netgate.sk/ netgate.sk: http://www.netgate.sk/download/download.php?id=4 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-registry-cleaner-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Credits

Amir.ght