Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability in Wise Care 365 and Wise Disk Cleaner
CVE-2016-20093

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wise

Status
Wisecleaner
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2016-20093?

The vulnerability in Wise Care 365 and Wise Disk Cleaner stems from unquoted service paths within the WiseBootAssistant and SpyHunter 4 Service. Local users can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code with elevated SYSTEM privileges. By inserting malicious executables into the system root path, attackers can take advantage of service startup processes or system reboots, thereby compromising the integrity of the system.

Affected Version(s)

Wisecleaner 9.29

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2016-20093 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40417
exploit
http://www.wisecleaner.com
product
http://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html
product

CVSS V4

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Tulpa
.