CVE-2016-20058

HIGH

Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-20058. PoCs published by Amir.ght.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in NETGATE AMITI Antivirus. The vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path, which gets executed upon service restart or system reboot.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Amir.ght · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40540

This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in NETGATE AMITI Antivirus. The vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path, which gets executed upon service restart or system reboot.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NETGATE AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to place an executable in the service path
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 07, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-40540
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40540
Product product
Official Product Homepage
http://www.netgate.sk/
Product product
Product Reference
http://www.netgate.sk/download/download.php?id=11
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-amiti-antivirus-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0072
EPSS Percentile 49.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-428
Status published
Products (2)
netgate/amiti_antivirus < 23.0.305
Netgate/NETGATE AMITI Antivirus 23.0.305
Published Apr 04, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 04, 2026