CVE-2021-47945

HIGH 7.8

Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	argus
Product	argus surveillance dvr
Published	May 10, 2026
Last Updated	May 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

argus / Argus Surveillance DVR

Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50261 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/argus-surveillance-dvr-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation

Credits

Salman Asad (@deathflash1411) a.k.a LeoBreaker