CVE-2016-20057 HIGH

CVE-2016-20057: NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Vendor Netgate
Product NETGATE Registry Cleaner
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

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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