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CVE-2016-20057: NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-04-04 · updated 2026-10-27
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

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.

Affected products

• NETGATE Registry Cleaner: through 16.0.205
• NETGATE Registry Cleaner: 16.0.205

References

• http://www.netgate.sk/
• http://www.netgate.sk/download/download.php?id=4
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40539
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-registry-cleaner-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

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