CVE-2020-37223

HIGH EPSS 2.1%
Published May 13, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published May 13, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IObitUnSvr service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Attackers can place a malicious executable named IObit.exe in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit directory and restart the service to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.5
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-428

References 4

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48543
  • iobit.com https://www.iobit.com
  • iobit.com https://www.iobit.com/en/advanceduninstaller.php
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-uninstaller-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.