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CVE-2020-37016Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-428

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-01-29: 1Technical Details · 2026-01-29: 101-29
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
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Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2020-37016 BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attacker… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37016

    Post summary

    The post provides a brief technical overview of CVE-2020-37016 in BarcodeOCR 19.3.6, highlighting an unquoted service path flaw that permits local privilege escalation at startup, but does not discuss PoC, exploitation, patches, or false positive concerns.

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