CVE-2016-20095

Matrix42 Remote Control Host 3.20.0031 Unquoted Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS 8.5 HIGHEPSS 0.1%CWE-428

Vexday Risk Score

41Attention

SSVC decision (CISA)

Attend

PoC available → attend closely

CVSS 8.5EPSS 0.1%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

19 Jun 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.

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.

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

Affected products

Matrix42 · Matrix42 Remote Control Host

public PoCs found — 1

cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/39908unverified

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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39908 https://www.matrix42.com/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/matrix42-remote-control-host-unquoted-path-privilege-escalation