Vulnerability · CVE-2021-47790
Active WebCam 11.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
Published Jan 15, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 16, 2026 · Pysoft Active WebCam
Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47790. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of Pysoft Active WebCam is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.23%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Pysoft Active WebCam 11.5
Active WebCam 11.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path by placing malicious executables in specific directory locations to gain administrative access.
Are you affected?
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- vendor Pysoft Active WebCam 11.511.5
How to fix CVE-2021-47790
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 11.5
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47790. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of Pysoft Active WebCam is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Pysoft Active WebCam 11.5 11.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 15, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
Active WebCam 11.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path by placing malicious executables in specific directory locations to gain administrative access.
Jan 16, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Active WebCam 11.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path by placing malicious executables in specific directory locations to gain administrative access.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47790
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-47790
30-day exploitation probability 0.23%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3021
Active WebCam 11.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path by placing malicious executables in specific directory locations to gain
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026