CVE-2022-50921

HIGH EPSS 8.2%
Published Jan 13, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Jan 13, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

WOW21 5.0.1.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.5
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/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
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
8.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-428

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wow21wow215.0.1.9any

References 3

  • web.archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20220220170535/https://wow21.life/
    Product
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50818
    Exploit
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wow-service-wowservice-unquoted-service-path
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.