CVE-2016-20058: pfSense Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
This pfSense advisory covers CVE-2016-20058 in NETGATE AMITI Antivirus.
- CVE-2016-20058
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- High, CVSS 8.5
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Affected
- NETGATE AMITI Antivirus 23.0.305
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
Compiled by VulniPulse from the linked sources. How records are collected and checked.
Affected products & platforms
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.
Text from the source record.
- NETGATE AMITI Antivirus 23.0.305
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