High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-45975
CVE-2021-45975
Description
In ListCheck.exe in Acer Care Center 4.x before 4.00.3038, a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of Windows DLLs could allow a local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with local administrator privileges.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:acer:care_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:acer:care_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.0,<4.00.3038
- (no CPE)range: <4.00.3038
- Acer/Acer Care Centerdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-resolve-a-security-vulnerabilitynvdVendor Advisory
- acercsi.comnvdBroken Link
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