CVE-2020-37232
📛 CVE Title
(no title)
Description
Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService13 service binary path that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the system root path that will be executed with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.
Overview
- State
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- Assigner (CNA)
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- CVSS severity
- high
- CVSS score
- 7.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
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- Reserved
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- Published
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- Last updated
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- Source
- https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2020-37232
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2020-37232 — CVE-2020-37232
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-16 16:16:19 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-18 17:32:04 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 2.50% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-428
(differs from the CNA list above)
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2020-31234 - Assigner
- VulnCheck
- Published
- May 16, 2026, 3:25:49 PM
- Updated
- May 18, 2026, 5:17:40 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
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8.5 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0100
- Vendors
- IObit
- Products
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Advanced System Care Service (13.0.0.157)
- Aliases
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GHSA-q6rm-5g26-w39w
ENISA description: Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService13 service binary path that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the system root path that will be executed with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
Web references (7)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37232 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37232 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049 tenable:www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
- https://www.iobit.com tenable:www.iobit.com
- https://www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php tenable:www.iobit.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation tenable:www.vulncheck.com
NVD-tagged references (4)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.iobit.com disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation disclosure@vulncheck.com
Remediations (10)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday security update on March 10, 2026, addressing 78 vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, SQL Server, and .NET. The update includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and multiple Critical-rated flaws demanding immediate attention from security teams. The most urgent fix this month is CVE -2026-21262, the sole zero-day ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:documentation.n-able.com
For more information on how Patch Manager provides third-party patching, see Patching third-party software. Use the table's InstallerURLs location when configuring vendor and patch exclusions in your firewalls and other web-monitoring software.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. The NVD includes databases of security checklist references, security-related software flaws, product names, and impact metrics. For ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:securityonline.info
Microsoft has issued an urgent out-of-band (OOB) security update for .NET 10 to address a critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and escalate privileges. The update, version 10.0.7, arrives just after the standard April Patch Tuesday release following reports of severe cryptographic failures. The flaw, tracked as CVE -2026-40372, carries a CVSS score of 9.1 ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:thehackernews.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address a security vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE -2026-40372, carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. It's rated Important in severity. An anonymous researcher has been credited with discovering and reporting the flaw. "Improper verification of cryptographic ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical ASP.NET Core privilege escalation vulnerability.
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC -
web:www.pcworld.com
Microsoft has released an emergency update for Windows 11. Update KB5086672 is an out-of-band update intended to resolve issues caused by the optional Windows update KB5079391 from late March ...
2026-05-26 02:54 UTC
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