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CVE-2020-37016

HIGH
8.5CVSS
Published: 2026-01-29
Updated: 2026-01-29
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Description

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

CVSS Metrics

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
low
User Action
none
Confidentiality
undefined
Integrity
undefined
Availability
undefined
Weaknesses
CWE-428

Metadata

Primary Vendor
UNKNOWN
Published
1/29/2026
Last Modified
1/29/2026
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

No affected products information available.

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