{"id":"CVE-2016-20058","title":"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","summary":"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 …","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-428"],"vendor":"netgate","product":"amiti_antivirus","affected":["amiti_antivirus <= 23.0.305"],"published":"2026-04-04","updated":"2026-07-21","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20058","references":[{"url":"http://www.netgate.sk/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"http://www.netgate.sk/download/download.php?id=11","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40540","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-amiti-antivirus-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00718,"epssPercentile":0.51977,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-21T16:51:41.335Z","slug":"CVE-2016-20058","body":"## Overview\n\nNetgate 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `amiti_antivirus <= 23.0.305`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}