High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2026· Updated Jun 22, 2026

CVE-2016-20085

Description

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 file in the unquoted path and restart the service to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

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Affected products

Realtek/Realtek(r) High Definition Audio Function Driverllm-fuzzy
Range: 6.0.1.6730

Patches

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40587nvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-privilege-escalationnvd

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