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CVE-2022-50921: WOW21 5.0.1.9 - 'Service WOW21_Service' 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: yes
• Published: 2026-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

WOW21 5.0.1.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables that will be launched with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

Affected products

• ilwebmaster21 WOW21: 5.0.1.9

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20220220170535/https://wow21.life/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50818
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wow-service-wowservice-unquoted-service-path
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50818

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