PT-2026-30357

CVE-2016-20060

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Published

2026-04-04

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Updated

2026-07-20

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CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hotspot Shield version 6.0.3
Description The hshld service binary contains an unquoted service path issue. This allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing malicious executable files within the service path. When the service or the system restarts, the malicious code is executed with LocalSystem privileges.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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