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CVE-2016-20058: netgate amiti_antivirus Unquoted Search Path or Element

CVSS: 8.5v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 04-04-2026Last modified 06-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-20058 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in netgate amiti_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 04-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.72% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.72%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaselocalwindowsVerified

    NETGATE AMITI Antivirus 23.0.305 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netgate2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

4 links