CVE-2020-37016

BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 - 'BarcodeOCR' Unquoted Service Path

Published Jan 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Barcode-ocr
Barcode-ocr barcodeocr
Vendors & Products Barcode-ocr
Barcode-ocr barcodeocr
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 - 'BarcodeOCR' Unquoted Service Path
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jan 29, 2026, 3:11 PM
Reserved
Jan 28, 2026, 6:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 29, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:16 AM