Vulnerability · Published Jan 21, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2021-47882FreeLAN 2.2 - 'FreeLAN Service' Unquoted Service Path
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in FreeLAN from FreeLAN. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. 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 94.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
FreeLAN 2.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with elevated LocalSystem privileges 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-49630 exploit
- FreeLAN GitHub Repository product
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeLAN 2.2 - 'FreeLAN Service' Unquoted Service Path third-party-advisory