Argus Surveillance DVR 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the DVRWatchdog service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting…

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1. May 10, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Jul 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47945

  Official CVE identifier

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• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47945

  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

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · exploit-db.com
• Reference · vulncheck.com