CVE-2016-20060CWE-428

Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

High · published April 4, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the service path and upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code executes 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
0.00151 · 3.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2026-04-04T13:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 APR 13:51Z
    Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5