# CVE-2021-21292: Unquoted Windows binary path in Traccar

> An attacker with local write access can escalate privileges to system level if the Java path contains spaces, affecting Windows installations of Traccar.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j75r-7qm5-62q5

## What is CVE-2021-21292?

CVE-2021-21292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in traccar, published on 2 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. In Traccar before version 4.12 there is an unquoted Windows binary path vulnerability. Only Windows versions are impacted. Attacker needs write access to the filesystem on the host machine. If Java path includes a space, then attacker can lift their privilege to the same as Traccar service (system). This is fixed in version 4.12.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21292?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Traccar Traccar.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-21292?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-21292 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in traccar

- [CVE-2024-31214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31214/): Traccar's unrestricted file upload vulnerability in device image upload could lead to remote code execution (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2024-7746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7746/): Use of default credentials at Traccar fleet management solution (critical 9.5)
- [CVE-2026-25648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25648/): Traccar Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Malicious SVG File Upload (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-50729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50729/): An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in traccar leads to RCE (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2020-5246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5246/): LDAP injection vulnerability in Traccar GPS Tracking System (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-21292 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-21292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in traccar, published on 2 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: traccar. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21292/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21292/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21292
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21292
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21292

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21292/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.