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1 vulnerability by MacPaw Way Ltd.

CVE-2021-47863 (GCVE-0-2021-47863)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 17:27 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:06
VLAI
Title
MacPaw Encrypto 1.0.1 - 'Encrypto Service' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
MacPaw Encrypto 1.0.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Encrypto Service configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\Encrypto\ to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges on Windows systems.
Severity
8.5 (High)
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
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-03-22 00:00
Credits
Ismael Nava
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