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High · 7.8 CVE-2016-20085 EUVD-2016-10898GHSA-w258-mjv8-mjj6

Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 Privilege Escalation

Published Jun 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6730 —

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