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CVE-2016-20060

Published: Apr 4, 2026

Modified: Apr 6, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the service path and upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code executes with LocalSystem privileges.

VendorProductVersions

Hotspotshield

Hotspot Shield

affected
6.0.3

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428

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

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