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.

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 t…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Argus Surveillance Dvr — versions Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (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.