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CVE-2021-47799

8.5 highEPSS 0.1%

High (8.5). EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Visual Tools DVR VX16 version 4.2.28 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its Sudo configuration that allows attackers to gain root access. Attackers can exploit the unsafe Sudo settings by using mount commands to bind a shell, enabling unauthorized system-level privileges.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.5 high
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

CVSS 3.1

6.2 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 3% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-266
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

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