CVE-2021-47739
Epic Games Easy Anti-Cheat 4.0 Local Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path
Description
Epic Games Easy Anti-Cheat 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local non-privileged users to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the service configuration by inserting malicious code in the system root path that would execute with LocalSystem privileges during application startup.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 23, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 23, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-47739
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Easy Anti-Cheat to the latest version.
- Ensure service paths are properly quoted.
- Remove any unauthorized files from system root.
- Restart the affected service.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Epic Games Easy Anti-Cheat 4.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local non-privileged users to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the service configuration by inserting malicious code in the system root path that would execute with LocalSystem privileges during application startup. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-428 Added Reference https://www.easy.ac Added Reference https://www.epicgames.com Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49841 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/epic-games-easy-anti-cheat-local-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path Added Reference https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2021-5652.php