CVE-2016-20085

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EPSS
1.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/realtek-high-definition-audio-driver-privilege-escalation

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-20085(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 38× in last 7d / 92× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-02 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-30 23:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-06-30 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-06-25 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-06-23 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-06-22 17:37 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 8.5
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  55. 2026-06-22 11:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-20085?
CVE-2016-20085 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2016-20085 disclosed?
CVE-2016-20085 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-20085 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-20085 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-20085?
CVE-2016-20085 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-20085?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-20085, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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