VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2016-20058

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.

HIGH 8.5EPSS 0.72%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 4.0: 8.5 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.72% probability · 52th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-428
Affected: netgate/amiti antivirus
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

References

http://www.netgate.sk/Product
http://www.netgate.sk/download/download.php?id=11Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40540Exploit, VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-amiti-antivirus-build-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationThird Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.