CVE-2016-20088

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Comodo Chromodo Browser 52.15.25.664 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ChromodoUpdater service that runs 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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 22, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available.
generic

Comodo Chromodo Browser 52.15.25.664 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/comodo-chromodo-browser-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
generic Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Comodo Chromodo Browser - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation - Windows local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40473
generic

Advanced Website Protection for Unmatched Cyber Defense

https://www.comodo.com

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-20088(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 90× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-20 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  33. 2026-08-03 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-20088?
CVE-2016-20088 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. Comodo Chromodo Browser 52.15.25.664 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ChromodoUpdater service that runs 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…
When was CVE-2016-20088 disclosed?
CVE-2016-20088 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-20088 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-20088 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20088?
CVE-2016-20088 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-20088?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-20088, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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