Description
Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
Published: 2026-05-10
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 11 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 10 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Argussurveillance
Argussurveillance dvr
Vendors & Products Argussurveillance
Argussurveillance dvr

Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Description Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service binary path. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the Program Files directory to be executed with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts.
Title Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-428
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Argussurveillance Dvr
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T11:13:18.333Z

Reserved: 2026-02-01T11:24:18.718Z

Link: CVE-2021-47945

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T11:13:13.386Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-10T13:16:30.897

Modified: 2026-05-13T15:30:24.603

Link: CVE-2021-47945

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-10T20:00:05Z

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