Vfsforgit VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1 Windows Service unquoted search path

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A vulnerability was found in Vfsforgit VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Windows Service. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-47874. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Vfsforgit VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Windows Service. 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:

VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the GVFS.Service Windows service that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

The weakness was shared by Mohammed Alshehri as 49661. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-47874 since 01/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

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 (49661). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Versioning Software

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• Vfsforgit

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• VFS for Git

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• 1.0.21014.1

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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