Argus DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Local Priv Esc
CVE-2021-47945 Published on May 10, 2026
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-47945 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2021-47945. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Unquoted Search Path or Element
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. If a malicious individual has access to the file system, it is possible to elevate privileges by inserting such a file as "C:\Program.exe" to be run by a privileged program making use of WinExec.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-47945
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Affected Versions
Argus Surveillance DVR Version Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 is affected by CVE-2021-47945Exploit Probability
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