---
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'
---

## Overview

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 unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.