Vulnerability · Published May 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2021-47945Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Argus Surveillance DVR from argus. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| argus | Argus Surveillance DVR | Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 |
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-50261 exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation third-party-advisory