Honeywell WIN-PACK PRO 4.8 WP GuardTour Service.exe unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Honeywell WIN-PACK PRO 4.8 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file C:\Program Files \WINPAKPRO\WP GuardTour Service.exe. This manipulation causes unquoted search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-47866. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Honeywell WIN-PACK PRO 4.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file C:\Program Files \WINPAKPRO\WP GuardTour Service.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WIN-PACK PRO 4.8 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the GuardTourService that allows local users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files <x86>\WINPAKPRO\WP GuardTour Service.exe to inject malicious code that would execute during service startup.

The weakness was published by Alan Mondragon as 49690. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-47866 since 01/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 (49690). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/18/2026 CVE reserved
01/21/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
01/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/27/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 49690
Researcher: Alan Mondragon
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-47866 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-47866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342205
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2026 20:12
Updated: 01/27/2026 09:57
Changes: 01/21/2026 20:12 (80), 01/27/2026 09:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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