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CVE-2021-47974

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cve id
CVE-2021-47974
published
2026-05-16T16:16:22.843
last modified
2026-05-16T16:16:22.843
status
Received
description
VX Search 13.5.28 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in both VX Search Server and VX Search Enterprise services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in unquoted path directories like C:\Program Files\VX Search to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges when services restart.
cvss score
7.8
cvss severity
HIGH
cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cwes
CWE-428
cpe count
0
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CVE-2021-47974 — HIGH. NIST, via Voidly Atlas — Surveillance & Digital-Rights Watch. Retrieved 2026-06-07, https://voidly.ai/atlas/federal/nvd-cves/CVE-2021-47974

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  title        = {CVE-2021-47974 — HIGH},
  author       = {{Voidly}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://voidly.ai/atlas/federal/nvd-cves/CVE-2021-47974}},
  note         = {Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47974. Public domain (17 U.S.C. §105); re-surfaced under CC BY 4.0},
  urldate      = {2026-06-07},
  year         = {2026}
}

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