CVE-2016-20085Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 Privilege Escalation

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.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• ExploitDB-40587 exploit
• VulnCheck Advisory: Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 Privilege Escalation third-party-advisory