CVE-2021-47823 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2021-47823

ePowerSvc 6.0.3008.0 - 'ePowerSvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path

8.5 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Acer ePowerSvc 6.0.3008.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Emmanuel Lujan

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Affected Vendor

Acer

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Affected Software

ePowerSvc

Vulnerable Versions:

6.0.3008.0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 16th, 2026

Last Modified: January 16th, 2026

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow

Privilege Escalation

T1036 Masquerading

Defense Evasion

T1543 Create or Modify System Process

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1569 System Services