CVE-2021-47890
LogonExpert 8.1 - 'LogonExpertSvc' Unquoted Service Path
LogonExpert 8.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the LogonExpertSvc service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to place malicious executables in intermediate directories, potentially gaining elevated system access during service startup.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
LogonExpert 8.1 - 'LogonExpertSvc' Unquoted Service Path
LogonExpert 8.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the LogonExpertSvc service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to place malicious executables in intermediate directories, potentially gaining elevated system access during service startup.
- Record
CVE-2021-47890- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-4296
LogonExpert 8.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the LogonExpertSvc service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to place malicious executables in intermediate directories, potentially gaining elevated system access during service startup.
- Record
EUVD-2026-4296- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xfm-hcmf-ch35
LogonExpert 8.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the LogonExpertSvc service...
LogonExpert 8.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the LogonExpertSvc service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to place malicious executables in intermediate directories, potentially gaining elevated system access during service startup.
- Record
GHSA-6xfm-hcmf-ch35- CVSS 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
LogonExpert 8.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the LogonExpertSvc service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path to place malicious executables in intermediate directories, potentially gaining elevated system access during service startup.
- Record
CVE-2021-47890- CVSS 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-47890 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Softros Systems Logonexpert, published January 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.