Vulnerability details
CVE-2016-20057
Netgate Registry Cleaner
NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
CVSS 4.0
8.5High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | 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 |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netgate | NETGATE Registry Cleaner | 16.0.205 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4
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Details
- Published
- 2026-04-04
- Last updated
- 2026-10-27
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- VulnCheck
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.73%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
54.5%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element