Epson USB Display 1.6.0.0 Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability

Advisories

severity: high
date: January 22, 2026
Affecting: Epson USB Display 1.6.0.0
CVE: CVE-2021-47898
CWE: CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS: 8.5
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: ExploitDB-49548
Epson Official Homepage
Credit: Hector Gerbacio
Description: Epson USB Display 1.6.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the EMP_UDSA service running with LocalSystem privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in intermediate directories to gain elevated system access.