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CVE-2021-45975

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

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: from 4.0 before 4.00.3038 — fixed in 4.00.3038

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Acer Care Center 4.00.3038. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://acercsi.com
• https://aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.html
• https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-resolve-a-security-vulnerability
• https://acercsi.com
• https://aptw.tf/2022/01/20/acer-care-center-privesc.html
• https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/14757-acer-care-center-requires-an-update-to-resolve-a-security-vulnerability

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