CVE-2016-20059

HIGH8.5

IObit Malware Fighter 4.3.1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Published Apr 4, 2026

Modified Yesterday

Details

IObit Malware Fighter 4.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IMFservice and LiveUpdateSvc services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can insert a malicious executable file in the unquoted service path and trigger privilege escalation when the service restarts or the system reboots, executing code with LocalSystem privileges.

References

WEB

http://www.iobit.com/downloadcenter.php?product=malware-fighter-free

WEB

http://www.iobit.com/en/index.php

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20059

DETECTION

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40525

ADVISORY

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-malware-fighter-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

CVSS Analysis