PT-2026-3162 · Unknown · Active Webcam

Published 2026-01-15 · Updated 2026-01-21 · CVE-2021-47790

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Active WebCam version 11.5

Description The software contains an unquoted service path issue that could allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path by placing malicious executables in specific directory locations to gain administrative access.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-47790

Affected Products

Active Webcam

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/50273 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47790 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47790 · Security Note
• https://techspot.com/downloads/175-active-webcam.html · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/active-webcam-unquoted-service-path · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2012126500217037062 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/2013929630273773700 · Twitter Post
• https://pysoft.com · Note