CVE-2021-47823 (GCVE-0-2021-47823)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-16 19:09 – Updated: 2026-01-16 21:10
VLAI
Title
ePowerSvc 6.0.3008.0 - 'ePowerSvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
Acer ePowerSvc 6.0.3008.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.
Severity
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
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Acer ePowerSvc Affected: 6.0.3008.0
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Date Public
2021-05-22 00:00
Credits
Emmanuel Lujan
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