Advanced System Care Service 13.0.0.157 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Published May 16, 2026
8.5
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.12%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 13.0.0.157StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iobit | Advanced System Care Service | n/a |
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No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
1 other source (NVD) ▾
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed May 18, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
May–Oct 2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 1.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 1.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 17, 2026 | 0.01% (0.00012) | 1.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (4)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049 exploit
- https://www.iobit.com product
- https://www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation third-party-advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49049 | exploit | |
| https://www.iobit.com | product | |
| https://www.iobit.com/es/advancedsystemcarepro.php | product | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/advanced-system-care-service-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation | third-party-advisory |
Change history (0)
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