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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-04 | Published 2026-04-04 | Updated 2026-04-06 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Unquoted Search Path or Element

Product status

23.0.205
affected

Credits

Amir.ght finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550 (ExploitDB-40550) exploit

www.spy-emergency.com/ (Official Product Homepage) product

www.spy-emergency.com/download/download.php?id=1 (Product Reference) product

www.vulncheck.com/...uoted-service-path-privilege-escalation (VulnCheck Advisory: Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2016-20056)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2016-20056)

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