CVE-2016-20059

Weakness

IObit Malware Fighter 4.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the IMFservice and LiveUpdateSvc services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can insert a malicious executable file in the unquoted service path and trigger privilege escalation when the service restarts or the system reboots, executing code with LocalSystem privileges.

Affected products

• iobit malware_fighter

References

• http://www.iobit.com/downloadcenter.php?product=malware-fighter-free
• http://www.iobit.com/en/index.php
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40525
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iobit-malware-fighter-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation