Vulnerability · CVE-2021-47822
DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its binary path configuration that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges.
Published Jan 16, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 1, 2026 · Diskboss DiskBoss Service
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-2021-47822. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Diskboss DiskBoss Service 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
- 0.17%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Diskboss DiskBoss Service 12.2.18
DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its binary path configuration that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in potential path locations to gain system-level access during service startup.
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- vendor Diskboss DiskBoss Service 12.2.1812.2.18
How to fix CVE-2021-47822
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 12.2.18
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-2021-47822. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Diskboss DiskBoss Service is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Diskboss DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 12.2.18. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. 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 16, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its binary path configuration that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in potential path locations to gain system-level access during service startup.
Oct 1, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its binary path configuration that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in potential path locations to gain system-level access during service startup.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47822
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-47822
30-day exploitation probability 0.17%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-2895
DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its binary path configuration that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in potential path locations to
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.orgNov 4, 2026
- EUVDNov 2, 2026