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CVE-2016-20089

HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
Iperius Remote 1.7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation path. When installed from directories containing spaces, attackers can place malicious executables in the path to be executed with elevated privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2016-20089
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-19 13:19 UTC
Published
2026-06-19 14:16 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-19 14:16 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-428
Unquoted Search Path or Element
Vendor / Product
Iperiusremote / Iperius Remote
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Iperiusremote Iperius Remote 1.7.0
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-428 cna Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.5 HIGH 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (4)
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