High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2026· Updated Apr 27, 2026
CVE-2016-20058
CVE-2016-20058
Description
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:netgate:amiti_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:amiti_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=23.0.305
- (no CPE)range: = build 23.0.305
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40540nvdExploitVDB Entry
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-amiti-antivirus-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.netgate.sknvdProduct
- www.netgate.sk/download/download.phpnvdProduct
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