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Description

IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IObitUnSvr service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Attackers can place a malicious executable named IObit.exe in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit directory and restart the service to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-13 | Published 2026-05-13 | Updated 2026-05-13 | 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

9.5.0.15
affected

Credits

Gobinathan L finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48543 (ExploitDB-48543) exploit

www.iobit.com (Official Product Homepage) product

www.iobit.com/en/advanceduninstaller.php (Product Reference) product

www.vulncheck.com/...uoted-service-path-privilege-escalation (VulnCheck Advisory: IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2020-37223)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2020-37223)

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