CVE-2016-20057CWE-428

NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

High · published April 4, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NGRegClnSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · HIGH
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
EPSS
0.00606 · 48.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2026-04-04T13:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 APR 13:51Z
    NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
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