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CVE-2016-20085

HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path. Attackers can insert an executable file in the unquoted path and restart the service to execute code with LocalSystem privileges.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2016-20085
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-19 13:13 UTC
Published
2026-06-19 14:16 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-19 14:16 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-428
Unquoted Search Path or Element
Vendor / Product
Realtek / Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-428 cna Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.5 HIGH 4.0 cna 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
7.8 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (2)
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