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CVE-2021-47799: Visual Tools DVR VX16 4.2.28 - Local Privilege Escalation
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-266
Description
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.
Affected products
- Visual-Tools Visual Tools DVR VX16: Visual Tools VX16 4.2.28.0
References
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