CVE-2021-43454

HIGH

AnyTXT Searcher <1.2.394 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-43454. PoCs published by Mohammed Alshehri.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in AnyTXT Searcher 1.2.394. The service path lacks quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in a higher-privilege directory.

Description

An Unquoted Service Path vulnerability exists in AnyTXT Searcher 1.2.394 via a specially crafted file in the ATService path. .

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Mohammed Alshehri · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49549

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in AnyTXT Searcher 1.2.394. The service path lacks quotes, potentially allowing local privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in a higher-privilege directory.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AnyTXT Searcher 1.2.394
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to a directory in the service path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/M507/Miner
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49549
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196532

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 34.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-428
Status published
Products (1)
anytxt/anytxt_searcher 1.2.394
Published Apr 04, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026