CVE-2016-20095
Matrix42 Remote Control Host 3.20.0031 Unquoted Path Privilege Escalation
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.5
Matrix42 Remote Control Host 3.20.0031 Unquoted Path Privilege Escalation
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-20095- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10908
8.5
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10908- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95h3-7wfc-rrj8
8.5
Matrix42 Remote Control Host 3.20.0031 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-95h3-7wfc-rrj8- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-20095- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-20095 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Matrix42 Remote Control Host, published June 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.