CVE-2016-20056

Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SpyEmrgHealth and SpyEmrgSrv services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

CVSS v4.0

8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 5th percentile

Published

2026-04-04

Updated

2026-04-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-20055
• CVE-2016-20057
• CVE-2016-20054
• CVE-2016-20058
• CVE-2016-20053
• CVE-2016-20059