{"id":"CVE-2016-20085","title":"Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path","summary":"Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path. Attackers can insert an executable …","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":"2026-06-19","updated":"2026-09-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-29T10:10:00.263","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20085","references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40587","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-privilege-escalation","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00168,"epssPercentile":0.05434,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-29T10:31:36.293Z","slug":"CVE-2016-20085","body":"## Overview\n\nRealtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path. Attackers can insert an executable file in the unquoted path and restart the service 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":[]}