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CVE-2016-20057

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.61% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-04-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2016-20057
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.61%

Original NVD 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.

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