CVE-2021-42563

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

There is an Unquoted Service Path in NI Service Locator (nisvcloc.exe) in versions prior to 18.0 on Windows. This may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 12, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-42563: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix