Vulnerability · Published Jan 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37016BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 - 'BarcodeOCR' Unquoted Service Path
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in BarcodeOCR from Barcode-Ocr. 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)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Barcode-Ocr | BarcodeOCR | 19.3.6 |
Weakness: CWE-428 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-48740 exploit
- BarcodeOCR Official Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: BarcodeOCR 19.3.6 - 'BarcodeOCR' Unquoted Service Path third-party-advisory