CVE-2016-20093

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
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: Elevated riskExposed: 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(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 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 20× in last 7d / 98× 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. 2026-08-25 13:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-25 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-19 07:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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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 July 15, 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 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20093?
CVE-2016-20093 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
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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