CVE-2021-47874

HIGH

VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-47874. PoCs published by Mohammed Alshehri.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit describes an unquoted service path vulnerability in VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1, where the service path 'C:\Program Files\GVFS\GVFS.Service.exe' could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker plants a malicious executable in a path with spaces. However, no actual exploit code is provided.

Description

VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the GVFS.Service Windows service that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Mohammed Alshehri · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49661

This exploit describes an unquoted service path vulnerability in VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1, where the service path 'C:\Program Files\GVFS\GVFS.Service.exe' could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker plants a malicious executable in a path with spaces. However, no actual exploit code is provided.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1
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/49661
Various Sources product
https://vfsforgit.org/

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)
Vfsforgit/VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1
Published Jan 21, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026