High 7.8Published Apr 4, 2026

CVE-2016-20056Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 8:50 AM ET)

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Spy Emergency build 23.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the SpyEmrgHealth and SpyEmrgSrv services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by inserting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-428
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Apr 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Spy-Emergency Spy Emergency spy_emergency:spy_emergency (from the name)	23.0.205	CNA record

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40550exploit
http://www.spy-emergency.com/product
http://www.spy-emergency.com/download/download.php?id=1product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spy-emergency-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationthird-party-advisory

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