CVE-2016-20061

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Productsheed AntiVirus
PublishedApr 4, 2026
First seenApr 4, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-428CWE-428

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Sheedantivirus sheed AntiVirus2.3—

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