Vulnerability in Sheedantivirus Sheed Antivirus
CVE-2016-20061
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sheedantivirus Sheed Antivirus — versions 2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40497 (exploit)
- sheedantivirus.ir/ (product)
- dl.sheedantivirus.ir/setup.exe (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sheed-antivirus-unquoted-service-path-privilege-es… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-20061?
- CVE-2016-20061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sheedantivirus Sheed Antivirus, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-20061?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.