Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-7832IObit Advanced SystemCare Service ASC.exe symlink

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Advanced SystemCare from IObit. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in IObit Advanced SystemCare 19. This affects an unknown part of the file ASC.exe of the component Service. The manipulation results in symlink following. Attacking locally is a requirement. This attack is characterized by high complexity. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IObit	Advanced SystemCare	19

Weakness: CWE-61, CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

References

VDB-361111 | IObit Advanced SystemCare Service ASC.exe symlink vdb-entry
VDB-361111 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #797630 | IObit Advanced SystemCare 19 Link Following third-party-advisory
https://github.com/usernameone101/Writeups/blob/main/IObit%20Zero%20Day%20(Updated%20v2).pdf exploit, patch