High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2026

CVE-2021-47974

Description

VX Search 13.5.28 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in both VX Search Server and VX Search Enterprise services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in unquoted path directories like C:\Program Files\VX Search to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges when services restart.

Patches

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50026nvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vx-search-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalationnvd
www.vxsearch.comnvd

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