CVE-2016-20061
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
sheed AntiVirus 2.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ShavProt service. Local attackers can exploit this by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted path and triggering a service or system restart to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.
Risk Assessment
The risk is that a local attacker can escalate privileges to LocalSystem, potentially leading to full system compromise, malware installation, data theft, or further attacks on the network.
Recommendation
Update sheed AntiVirus to the latest patched version immediately, or manually add quotes to the ShavProt service path in the system registry.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

