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CVE-2021-47859: ActivIdentity 8.2 - 'ac.sharedstore' Unquoted Service Path

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

ActivIdentity 8.2 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ac.sharedstore service that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in C:\Program Files\Common Files\ActivIdentity\ to inject malicious executables and escalate privileges.

Affected products

• HID Global ActivIdentity: 8.2

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49703
• https://www.hidglobal.com/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/actividentity-acsharedstore-unquoted-service-path

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