CVE-2021-47878 (GCVE-0-2021-47878)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 17:27 – Updated: 2026-01-22 16:51
VLAI
Title
eBeam Education Suite 2.5.0.9 - 'eBeam Device Service' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
eBeam Education Suite 2.5.0.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the eBeam Device Service that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem privileges 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: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-03-14 00:00
Credits
Luis Martinez
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