CVE-2016-20090CWE-428

CVE-2016-20090

High · published June 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Comodo Dragon Browser versions up to 52.15.25.663 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the DragonUpdater service due to an unquoted service path running with SYSTEM privileges. A local attacker can insert a malicious executable in the service path and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges upon service restart or system reboot.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00175 · 6.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2026-06-19T19:16Z
References (5)
http://yildirimyunus.com · [email protected]https://www.comodo.com · [email protected]https://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php · [email protected]https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40471 · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/comodo-dragon-browser-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 14:16Z
    Comodo Dragon Browser 52.15.25.663 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path
    cvelistv5