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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

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  • Acer/Care Center2 versions
    cpe: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

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