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CVE-2016-20090: Comodo Dragon Browser 52.15.25.663 Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path

• 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: 2026-06-19 · updated 2026-09-29
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

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.

Affected products

• Comodo Dragon Browser: through 52.15.25.663

References

• http://yildirimyunus.com
• https://www.comodo.com
• https://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40471
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/comodo-dragon-browser-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path

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