High severity · published May 16, 2026
CVE-2020-37232
Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AdvancedSystemCareService13 service binary path that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in the system root path that will be executed with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Advanced System Care Service · Iobit
13.0.0.157 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37232
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37232
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049
www.iobit.com
https://www.iobit.com
www.iobit.com
https://www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation