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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-20058 · published 4 April 2026

CVE-2016-20058: Netgate amiti antivirus unquoted search path vulnerability

Netgate · Amiti Antivirus

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.

8.5 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.72% · top 48.0% CWE-428 · Unquoted search path
8.5CVSS 4.0 base score
0.72%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 1 tagged exploit
21 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-20058), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.