CVE-2016-20061 HIGH

CVE-2016-20061: sheed AntiVirus 2.3 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Vendor Sheedantivirus
Product sheed AntiVirus
Weakness CWE-428
Published April 4, 2026
Last update April 6, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

sheed AntiVirus 2.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ShavProt service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can insert a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger service restart or system reboot to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 4, 2026 CVE published
April 6, 2026 Record updated