NetGate Registry Cleaner 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability
CVE-2016-20057 Published on April 4, 2026
NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NGRegClnSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2016-20057 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2016-20057. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Unquoted Search Path or Element
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.
Affected Versions
NETGATE Registry Cleaner Version 16.0.205 is affected by CVE-2016-20057Exploit Probability
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