CVE-2021-47874

8.5 highEPSS 0.2%

High (8.5). EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VFS for Git 1.0.21014.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the GVFS.Service Windows service that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

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

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 4% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-428
Published: 2026-01-21
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://vfsforgit.org/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49661
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vfs-for-git-gvfsservice-unquoted-service-path

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