Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2021-47790Active WebCam 11.5 - Unquoted Service Path
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Active WebCam from Pysoft. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pysoft | Active WebCam | 11.5 |
Weakness: CWE-428 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-50273 exploit
- Software Download Page product
- Vendor Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Active WebCam 11.5 - Unquoted Service Path third-party-advisory