Vulnerability in Argus Surveillance Dvr
CVE-2021-47945
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Argus Surveillance Dvr — versions Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50261 (exploit)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/argus-surveillance-dvr-unquoted-service-path-privi… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-47945?
- CVE-2021-47945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Argus Surveillance Dvr, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-47945?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.