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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-20057

NETGATE Registry Cleaner build 16.0.205 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the NGRegClnSrv service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges b…

Published Apr 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 21, 2026 · registry cleaner

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-20057. EPSS is 0.61%. Act only if a listed version of registry cleaner is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.61%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe netgate/registry cleaner

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe netgate/registry cleaner<= 16.0.205

How to fix CVE-2016-20057

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-20057. EPSS is 0.61%. Act only if a listed version of registry cleaner is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with netgate/registry cleaner <= 16.0.205. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-428. EPSS 0.61%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jul 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20057

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-20057

    30-day exploitation probability 0.61%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20057

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 20, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 16, 2026