CVE-2016-20058

HIGH 7.8

Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.1%

EPSS Percentile

19th

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.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	netgate
Product	netgate amiti antivirus
Published	Apr 4, 2026
Last Updated	Apr 6, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Netgate / NETGATE AMITI Antivirus

23.0.305

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40540 netgate.sk: http://www.netgate.sk/ netgate.sk: http://www.netgate.sk/download/download.php?id=11 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-amiti-antivirus-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Credits

Amir.ght