CVE-2020-37232 Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing malicious executables in the system root path due to an unquoted service path.
- 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-2020-37232?
CVE-2020-37232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced System Care Service, published on 16 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37232?
How do I fix CVE-2020-37232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-37232 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37232 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6rm-5g26-w39w.