CVE-2016-20056 HIGH

CVE-2016-20056: Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Vendor Spy-Emergency
Product Spy Emergency
Weakness CWE-428
Published April 4, 2026
Last update April 6, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SpyEmrgHealth and SpyEmrgSrv services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 4, 2026 CVE published
April 6, 2026 Record updated