Dupscout Dup Scout 13.5.28 Windows Service dupscts.exe unquoted search path

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A vulnerability was found in Dupscout Dup Scout 13.5.28. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file C:\Program Files\Dup Scout Server\bin\dupscts.exe of the component Windows Service. Performing a manipulation results in unquoted search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-47806. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dupscout Dup Scout 13.5.28. This affects an unknown code block of the file C:\Program Files\Dup Scout Server\bin\dupscts.exe of the component Windows Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dup Scout 13.5.28 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its Windows service configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in 'C:\Program Files\Dup Scout Server\bin\dupscts.exe' to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.

The weakness was published by Brian Rodriguez as 50025. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-47806 since 01/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50025). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Dupscout

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• Dup Scout

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• 13.5.28

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