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FKIE_CVE-2021-47874

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-21 18:16 - Updated: 2026-04-15 00:35

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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.

References

	URL	Tags
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://vfsforgit.org/
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49661
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vfs-for-git-gvfsservice-unquoted-service-path

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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CVE-2021-47874 (GCVE-0-2021-47874)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 17:27 – Updated: 2026-01-22 16:52

Title

VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1 - 'GVFS.Service' Unquoted Service Path

Summary

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

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49661	exploit
https://vfsforgit.org/	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vfs-for-git-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Vfsforgit	VFS for Git	Affected: 1.0.21014.1

Date Public

2021-02-06 00:00

Credits

Mohammed Alshehri

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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FKIE_CVE-2021-47874

CVE-2021-47874 (GCVE-0-2021-47874)

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