CVE-2021-47845 Spy Emergency 25.0.650 - Unquoted Service Path
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting unquoted service paths in Spy Emergency.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-47845?
CVE-2021-47845 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spy-Emergency Spy Emergency, published on 16 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Spy Emergency 25.0.650 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configurations that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted file paths in SpyEmergencyHealth.exe and SpyEmergencySrv.exe to inject malicious code during system startup or service restart.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47845?
How do I fix CVE-2021-47845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-47845 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-47845 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j566-5q32-fp24.