CVE-2016-20057 | Netgate Registry Cleaner 16.0.205 NGRegClnSrv Service unquoted search path (Exploit 40539 / EDB-40539)

VDB-355370 · CVE-2016-20057 · EXPLOIT 40539 NETGATE REGISTRY CLEANER 16.0.205 NGREGCLNSRV SERVICE UNQUOTED SEARCH PATH HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 7.1 $0-$5k 1.77 Summaryinfo A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Netgate Registry Cleaner 16.0.205. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NGRegClnSrv Service. Such manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-20057. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in Netgate Registry Cleaner 16.0.205 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component NGRegClnSrv Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes: NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NGRegClnSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges. The weakness was published by Amir.ght as 40539. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-20057 since 04/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574.009 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (40539) and EUVD (EUVD-2016-10864). Productinfo Vendor Netgate Name Registry Cleaner Version 16.0.205 CPE 2.3info 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1 VulDB Base Score: 7.0 VulDB Temp Score: 6.4 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 7.8 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Unquoted search path CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Access: Public Status: Proof-of-Concept Download: 🔒 Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Exploit-DB: 🔒 Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 04/04/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/04/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: 40539 Researcher: Amir.ght Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2016-20057 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-20057 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355370 EUVD: 🔒 scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013 Entryinfo Created: 04/04/2026 19:48 Updated: 04/05/2026 01:03 Changes: 04/04/2026 19:48 (80), 04/05/2026 01:03 (1) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:552:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸