{"id":"CVE-2016-20061","title":"sheed AntiVirus 2.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ShavProt service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path","summary":"sheed AntiVirus 2.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ShavProt service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable in the unqu…","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"],"published":"2026-04-04","updated":"2026-07-21","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20061","references":[{"url":"http://dl.sheedantivirus.ir/setup.exe","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"http://sheedantivirus.ir/","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40497","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sheed-antivirus-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00123,"epssPercentile":0.02384,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-21T16:51:41.403Z","slug":"CVE-2016-20061","body":"## Overview\n\nsheed AntiVirus 2.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ShavProt service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.\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,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}