CVE-2016-20060 — Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious execut…
Published: 2026-04-04 · CVSS: 8.5 · CVSS 4.0
Hotspot Shield 6.0.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the hshld service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious executables. Attackers can place executable files in the service path and upon service restart or system reboot, the malicious code executes with LocalSystem privileges.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7