Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2021-47823ePowerSvc 6.0.3008.0 - 'ePowerSvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in ePowerSvc from Acer. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Acer ePowerSvc 6.0.3008.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.
Affected products (as reported)
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-49900 exploit
- Acer Official Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: ePowerSvc 6.0.3008.0 - 'ePowerSvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path third-party-advisory