CVE-2016-20093

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 weekElevated
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.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EPSS
2.1%
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

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

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wise-care-365-and-wise-disk-cleaner-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
generic🟡 PoC Available

Wise Care 365 4.27 / Wise Disk Cleaner 9.29 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation - Windows local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40417
generic

Wise Disk Cleaner - Free Disk Cleanup and Defrag Too

http://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html
generic

WiseCleaner Software - Optimize, Clean and Speed Up Your Windows PC

http://www.wisecleaner.com

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-20093(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 33× in last 7d / 88× 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 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 06:25 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-07-05 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 05:52 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 05:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-04 17:41 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-04 17:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-04 06:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-04 05:37 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-04 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-03 17:36 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-03 17:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-03 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-03 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-02 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-02 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-02 05:06 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-02 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-01 17:05 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-01 17:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-01 05:04 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-01 05:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-30 17:01 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-30 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-06-30 04:57 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-06-30 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-29 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-06-29 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-29 04:45 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-29 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-28 16:43 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-06-28 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-28 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-28 04:42 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-06-28 04:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-27 16:39 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-27 16:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-27 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-06-27 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-26 16:36 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-06-26 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-26 04:35 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-26 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-25 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-06-25 16:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-25 04:31 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-06-25 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-24 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-06-24 16:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  42. 2026-06-24 04:26 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-06-24 04:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-23 16:24 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-06-23 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-23 04:20 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-06-23 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-22 19:38 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 8.5
  50. 2026-06-22 16:15 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-22 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-22 04:10 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-22 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-21 16:09 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-06-21 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-21 04:06 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-06-21 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-20 15:59 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-06-20 15:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-20 03:58 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-06-20 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-06-19 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-06-19 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-20093?
CVE-2016-20093 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2016-20093 disclosed?
CVE-2016-20093 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-2016-20093 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-20093 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20093?
CVE-2016-20093 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-20093?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-20093, 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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