CVE-2021-47861

HIGH

Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-47861. PoCs published by Alan Mondragon.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Elodea Event Collector 4.9.3. The vulnerability allows local privilege escalation if an attacker can place an executable in a path that is executed due to improper quoting.

Description

Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations that will be executed with LocalSystem account privileges during service startup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Alan Mondragon · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49704

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Elodea Event Collector 4.9.3. The vulnerability allows local privilege escalation if an attacker can place an executable in a path that is executed due to improper quoting.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Elodea Event Collector 4.9.3
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to a directory in the unquoted 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/49704
Various Sources product
https://eventlogxp.com/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 2.7%
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 poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-428
Status published
Products (1)
FSPro Labs/Event Log Explorer 4.9.3
Published Jan 21, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026