DiskBoss Service 12.2.18 Binary Path Configuration unquoted search path

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in DiskBoss Service 12.2.18. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Binary Path Configuration. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-47822. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in DiskBoss Service 12.2.18. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Binary Path Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared by Erick Galindo as 49899. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-47822 since 01/14/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available 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 (49899). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• DiskBoss Service

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• 12.2.18

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