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CVE-2020-37016: BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 - 'BarcodeOCR' Unquoted Service Path

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

Affected products

• Barcode-Ocr BarcodeOCR: 19.3.6

References

• https://www.barcode-ocr.com/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48740
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/barcodeocr-barcodeocr-unquoted-service-path

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