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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-37016

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup.

Published Jan 29, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 29, 2026 · Barcode-Ocr BarcodeOCR

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

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2020-37016. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Barcode-Ocr BarcodeOCR 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
0.14%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Barcode-Ocr BarcodeOCR 19.3.6

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Barcode-Ocr BarcodeOCR 19.3.619.3.6

How to fix CVE-2020-37016

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-2020-37016. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Barcode-Ocr BarcodeOCR is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Barcode-Ocr BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 19.3.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.14%. 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. Jan 29, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

  2. Jan 29, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem privileges.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-37016

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-37016

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2020-30920

    BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges during system startup. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious executables that will run with Lo

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 7, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 4, 2026