CVE-2021-47945
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
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
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
- Record
CVE-2021-47945- 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-2021-34805
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
- Record
EUVD-2021-34805- 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-pqmp-p9qx-ffmj
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog...
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
- Record
GHSA-pqmp-p9qx-ffmj- 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
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
- Record
CVE-2021-47945- 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-2021-47945 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Argus Surveillance Dvr, published May 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.