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TI-2016-09269 Aliases CVE-2016-20093GHSA-wmxp-p5xq-v7fc

Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Priority HIGH 72CWE-428Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.

Summary

Wise Care 365 4.27 and Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 contain unquoted service path vulnerabilities in the WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service respectively, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute during service startup or system reboot with elevated privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LespeedWise Care 3654.27—No fix listedCNA
LespeedWise Disk Cleaner9.29—No fix listedCNA
  • Wise Care 365 VendorLespeed Affected 4.27 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Wise Disk Cleaner VendorLespeed Affected 9.29 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-20093
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmxp-p5xq-v7fc

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2021-22420 Wise Care 365 5.6.7.568 - 'WiseBootAssistant' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2025-41038 An issue in the WiseDelfile64.sys component of WiseCleaner Wise Force Deleter 7.3.2 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-01408 Lespeed WiseCleaner Wise System Monitor IoControlCode WiseHDInfo64.dll 0x9C402088 access control CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-01405 Lespeed WiseCleaner Wise Force Deleter IoControlCode WiseUnlock64.sys 0x220004 access control CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-01407 Lespeed WiseCleaner Wise System Monitor IoControlCode WiseHDInfo64.dll 0x9C40A0E0 denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-01406 Lespeed WiseCleaner Wise System Monitor IoControlCode WiseHDInfo64.dll 0x9C40A0E0 denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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