CVE-2016-20058
Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Apr 4, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 4, 2026
Description
Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the AmitiAvSrv and AmitiAntivirusHealth services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted service path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | 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 | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
NETGATE AMITI AntivirusNetgate |
|
References
- ExploitDB-40540exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Product Referenceproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalationthird-party-advisory
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