Vulnerability · CVE-2021-47861
Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
Published Jan 21, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 5, 2026 · FSPro Labs Event Log Explorer
Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-47861. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of FSPro Labs Event Log Explorer 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
- 0.15%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor FSPro Labs Event Log Explorer 4.9.3
Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations that will be executed with LocalSystem account privileges during service startup.
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- vendor FSPro Labs Event Log Explorer 4.9.34.9.3
How to fix CVE-2021-47861
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 4.9.3
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-2021-47861. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of FSPro Labs Event Log Explorer is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with FSPro Labs Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 4.9.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.15%. 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 21, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations that will be executed with LocalSystem account privileges during service startup.
Mar 5, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations that will be executed with LocalSystem account privileges during service startup.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-47861
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-47861
30-day exploitation probability 0.15%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-3635
Event Log Explorer 4.9.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locatio
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
- EUVDNov 2, 2026