Description
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.
Published: 2026-05-16
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 18 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 16 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
First Time appeared Iobit
Iobit advanced System Care
Weaknesses CWE-428
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:iobit:advanced_system_care:13.0.0.157:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Iobit
Iobit advanced System Care
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, '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'}


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Iobit Advanced System Care
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-18T17:17:40.964Z

Reserved: 2026-05-15T13:35:29.359Z

Link: CVE-2020-37232

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-18T17:17:36.569Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-16T16:16:19.180

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:17:19.223

Link: CVE-2020-37232

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-16T16:45:27Z

Weaknesses