CVE-2021-47886

HIGH

Pingzapper 2.3.1 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation in PingzapperSvc

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-47886. PoCs published by Brian Rodriguez.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup detailing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Pingzapper 2.3.1. The vulnerability allows for potential privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in a path that is executed due to the unquoted service path.

Description

Pingzapper 2.3.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PingzapperSvc service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Pingzapper\PZService.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Brian Rodriguez · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49626

This is a writeup detailing an unquoted service path vulnerability in Pingzapper 2.3.1. The vulnerability allows for potential privilege escalation if an attacker can place a malicious executable in a path that is executed due to the unquoted service path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Pingzapper 2.3.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to a directory in the unquoted service path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49626
Various Sources product
https://pingzapper.com
Various Sources product
https://pingzapper.com/download

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 2.8%
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)
Fyrolabs LLC./Pingzapper 2.3.1
Published Jan 21, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026