CVE-2020-37232 HIGH

CVE-2020-37232: Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Vendor Iobit
Product Advanced System Care Service
Weakness CWE-428
Published May 16, 2026
Last update May 18, 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

Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService13 service binary path that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the system root path that will be executed with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 16, 2026 CVE published
May 18, 2026 Record updated