{"id":"CVE-2021-47790","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-47790","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:57:26.664Z","title":"Active WebCam 11.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.","description":"Active WebCam 11.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path by placing malicious executables in specific directory locations to gain administrative access.","published":"2026-01-16T00:16:23.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:18:30.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-428"],"affected":["pysoft/active webcam"],"epss":{"score":0.0023,"percentile":0.13665,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50273","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.pysoft.com/","tags":["Product"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.techspot.com/downloads/175-active-webcam.html","tags":["Product"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/active-webcam-unquoted-service-path","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50273","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47790","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}