CVE-2021-47825

Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0 - 'UpdaterService.exe' Unquoted Service Path

CVSS 8.5 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-428

Vexday Risk Score

21Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS 8.5EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

16 Jan 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Updater\ to inject malicious executables that will run with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Acer · Acer Updater Service

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References

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/home https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49890 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/acer-updater-service-updaterserviceexe-unquoted-service-path