CVE-2020-37016 HIGH

CVE-2020-37016: BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 - 'BarcodeOCR' Unquoted Service Path

Vendor Barcode-Ocr
Product BarcodeOCR
Weakness CWE-428
Published January 29, 2026
Last update January 29, 2026

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

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 29, 2026 CVE published
January 29, 2026 Record updated