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.
Published: 2026-04-04
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Immediate Patch
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History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netgate amiti Antivirus
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netgate:amiti_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netgate amiti Antivirus

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netgate
Netgate netgate Amiti Antivirus
Vendors & Products Netgate
Netgate netgate Amiti Antivirus

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Netgate AMITI Antivirus build 23.0.305 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-06T17:52:16.457Z

Reserved: 2026-04-04T13:41:12.280Z

Link: CVE-2016-20058

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-06T17:52:07.396Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-04T14:16:18.390

Modified: 2026-04-27T13:28:30.227

Link: CVE-2016-20058

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-06T21:57:53Z

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