CVE-2020-37223

IObit Uninstaller 9.5.0.15 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IObitUnSvr service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Attackers can place a malicious executable named IObit.exe in the C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit directory and restart the service to execute code with SYSTEM 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

0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 2th percentile

Published

2026-05-13

Updated

2026-07-28

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48543

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-37222
• CVE-2020-37224
• CVE-2020-37221
• CVE-2020-37225
• CVE-2020-37220
• CVE-2020-37226