CVE-2016-20089

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH 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
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Iperius Remote 1.7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation path. When installed from directories containing spaces, attackers can place malicious executables in the path to be executed with elevated privileges during service startup or system reboot.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EPSS
2.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 23, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Iperius Remote 1.7.0 Unquoted Service Path Elevation of Privilege | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iperius-remote-unquoted-service-path-elevation-of-privilege
generic

Download Iperius Remote Desktop for Windows

https://www.iperiusremote.com/download.aspx
generic🟡 PoC Available

Iperius Remote 1.7.0 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation - Windows local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40427
generic

Iperius Remote - Support and Remote Desktop software

http://www.iperiusremote.com

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-20089(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 35× in last 7d / 94× 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.

  1. 2026-07-06 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 22:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-07-06 11:29 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-07-05 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-07-05 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-07-05 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-07-04 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-04 06:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-07-04 04:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-07-03 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-07-03 06:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-07-02 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-02 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-01 21:36 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-01 21:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-01 10:46 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-01 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-30 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-30 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-06-30 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-06-30 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-06-29 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-06-28 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-28 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-06-28 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-27 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-06-27 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-27 09:01 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-06-27 09:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-06-26 22:10 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-26 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-26 11:19 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-06-26 11:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-06-25 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-06-25 13:09 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-06-25 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-25 02:18 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-06-25 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-06-24 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  46. 2026-06-24 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-06-24 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-23 17:43 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-06-23 17:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-06-22 19:59 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-06-22 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-22 19:38 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 8.5
  56. 2026-06-22 09:07 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-06-22 09:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-21 22:14 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-06-21 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  61. 2026-06-21 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  68. 2026-06-19 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-06-19 15:56 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-20089?
CVE-2016-20089 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. Iperius Remote 1.7.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation path. When installed from directories containing spaces, attackers can place malicious executables in the path to be…
When was CVE-2016-20089 disclosed?
CVE-2016-20089 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-20089 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-20089 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20089?
CVE-2016-20089 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-20089?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-20089, 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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