{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20085 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2016-20085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2016-20085 is a high-severity vulnerability in Realtek High Definition Audio Driver, published on 19 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2016-20085 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2016-20085 is a high-severity vulnerability in Realtek High Definition Audio Driver, published on 19 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20085 exists.\n\nAffected product: Realtek High Definition Audio Driver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-20085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-20085/index.md)","id":"CVE-2016-20085","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-20085/index.md","name":"CVE-2016-20085","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-w258-mjv8-mjj6"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Realtek audio driver","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted service path of the Realtek audio driver.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"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","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-428","name":"Unquoted 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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2016-20085","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2016"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Vembu StoreGrid 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2016-20086"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress appointment-booking-calendar 1.1.24 Privilege Escalation XSS","id":"CVE-2016-20084"},"products":["Realtek High Definition Audio Driver"],"published":"2026-06-19","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-07-15","vendors":["Realtek"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing a malicious executable in the unquoted service path of the Realtek audio driver.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-20085/"}