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CVE-2021-45975
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-01-26T15:15:07.693 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:14:20.970

Summary

In ListCheck.exe in Acer Care Center 4.x before 4.00.3038, a vulnerability in the loading mechanism of Windows DLLs could allow a local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with local administrator privileges.

Affected products

acer — care_center

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References

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