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CVE-2016-20056: Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-04 · updated 2026-07-21
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SpyEmrgHealth and SpyEmrgSrv services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

Affected products

• Spy-Emergency Spy Emergency: 23.0.205

References

• http://www.spy-emergency.com/
• http://www.spy-emergency.com/download/download.php?id=1
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spy-emergency-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

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