Vulnerability in Acer Care Center
CVE-2021-45975
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- acercsi.com (Broken Link)
- community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-… (Vendor Advisory)
- aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-45975?
- CVE-2021-45975 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acer Care Center, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-45975?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-45975 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.