High 7.8Published Apr 4, 2026

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

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 25, 2026, 7:50 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-428
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Apr 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Sheedantivirus sheed AntiVirus sheedantivirus:sheed_antivirus (from the name)	2.3	CNA record

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40497exploit
http://sheedantivirus.ir/product
http://dl.sheedantivirus.ir/setup.exeproduct
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sheed-antivirus-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationthird-party-advisory

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