CVE-2016-20093 Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting unquoted service paths in Wise Care 365 and Wise Disk Cleaner.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-20093?
CVE-2016-20093 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wisecleaner Wise Care 365, published on 19 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 contain unquoted service path vulnerabilities in the WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service respectively, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-20093?
How do I fix CVE-2016-20093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-20093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-20093 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20093 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmxp-p5xq-v7fc.