Matrix42 Remote Control Host 3.20.0031 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the FastViewerRemoteService and FastViewerRemoteProxy services that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory with a crafted name to be executed by the service during startup, gaining elevated privileges.
CVE-2016-20095
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.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(high)
- EPSS
- 2.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 19, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026Matrix42 Remote Control Host 3.20.0031 Unquoted Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/matrix42-remote-control-host-unquoted-path-privilege-escalationVendor Advisories for CVE-2016-20095(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 33× in last 7d / 88× 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.
- 2026-07-07 00:05 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-23 15:31 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 8.5
- 2026-06-23 14:52 UTCEG score recompute
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