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CVE-2016-20058: Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-04-04 · updated 2026-10-27
• Weakness: CWE-428

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.

Affected products

• NETGATE AMITI Antivirus: through 23.0.305
• NETGATE AMITI Antivirus: 23.0.305

References

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

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