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CVE-2016-20091

HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
Windows Firewall Control 4.8.6.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables in the service path. Attackers can place executable files in unquoted path directories that the wfcs.exe service will execute with LocalSystem privileges upon service restart or system reboot.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2016-20091
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-19 13:22 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
Binisoft / Windows Firewall Control
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
Binisoft Windows Firewall Control 4.8.6.0
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 (3)
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