High severity · published Apr 4, 2026
CVE-2016-20058
Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
7.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NA
NETGATE AMITI Antivirus · Netgate
23.0.305 · source: vendor
AA
Amiti Antivirus · Netgate
through 23.0.305 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20058
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20058
Product
http://www.netgate.sk/
Product
http://www.netgate.sk/download/download.php?id=11
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40540
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-amiti-antivirus-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation