CVE•Published 2026-06-19•Modified 2026-06-22•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2016-20085

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-19

Modified 2026-06-22

External references

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Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2016-20085

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Censys

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CVE-2016-20085