CVE-2016-20060

Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the service path and upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code executes 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/40528

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-20059
• CVE-2016-20061
• CVE-2016-20058
• CVE-2016-20062
• CVE-2016-20057
• CVE-2016-20063