CVE-2021-47886 (GCVE-0-2021-47886)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 17:27 – Updated: 2026-01-22 16:51
VLAI
Title
Pingzapper 2.3.1 - 'PingzapperSvc' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
Pingzapper 2.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PingzapperSvc service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Pingzapper\PZService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.
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
2021-03-07 00:00
Credits
Brian Rodriguez
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