Vembu StoreGrid 4.0 RemoteBackup_webServer Service unquoted search path

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A vulnerability was found in Vembu StoreGrid 4.0. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component RemoteBackup_webServer Service. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-20086. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Vembu StoreGrid 4.0. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component RemoteBackup_webServer Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vembu StoreGrid 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the RemoteBackup and RemoteBackup_webServer services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and restart the service to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

The weakness was disclosed by Joey Lane as 40582. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-20086 since 06/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (40582). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Vembu

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• StoreGrid

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• 4.0

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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