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CVE-2016-20057

Published: Apr 4, 2026

Modified: Apr 6, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Netgate	NETGATE Registry Cleaner	affected `16.0.205`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

References

ExploitDB-40539

exploit

Official Product Homepage

product

Product Reference

product

VulnCheck Advisory: NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

third-party-advisory

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