CVE-2021-47822

HIGH

DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-47822. PoCs published by Erick Galindo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in DiskBoss Service 12.2.18. The vulnerability allows potential privilege escalation by exploiting the unquoted path in the service configuration.

Description

DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its binary path configuration that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in potential path locations to gain system-level access during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Erick Galindo · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49899

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in DiskBoss Service 12.2.18. The vulnerability allows potential privilege escalation by exploiting the unquoted path in the service configuration.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: DiskBoss Service 12.2.18
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to place an executable in the vulnerable path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49899
Various Sources product
https://www.diskboss.com

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-428
Status published
Published Jan 16, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026