CVE-2020-37232

HIGH 7.8

Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	iobit
Product	advanced system care service
Published	May 16, 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

Iobit / Advanced System Care Service

13.0.0.157

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049 iobit.com: https://www.iobit.com iobit.com: https://www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Credits

Jair Amezcua