Vxsearch VX Search 13.5.28 Search Enterprise Service unquoted search path

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A vulnerability was found in Vxsearch VX Search 13.5.28. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Search Enterprise Service. This manipulation causes unquoted search path. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-47974. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Vxsearch VX Search 13.5.28 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Search Enterprise Service. 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:

VX Search 13.5.28 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in both VX Search Server and VX Search Enterprise services that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place malicious executables in unquoted path directories like C:\Program Files\VX Search to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges when services restart.

The weakness was shared by Brian Rodriguez as 50026. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-47974 since 05/16/2026. The exploitation appears 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.

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 EUVD (EUVD-2021-34831). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Vxsearch

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• VX Search

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• 13.5.28

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

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