LocalSystem code execution via unquoted service path
Published Jan 13, 2026 · Updated Jan 13, 2026
Local privilege escalation in EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard 15.1.0.0 allows local users to execute code as LocalSystem. The EaseUS UPDATE SERVICE registers C:\Program Files (x86)\EaseUS\ENS\ensserver.exe as an unquoted auto-start binary path, so Windows can resolve an attacker-planted executable at an earlier space-delimited path segment. Exploitation requires local filesystem access and write permission at a searched path; service startup then runs the planted file with LocalSystem privileges.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard 15.1.0.0 allows local users to execute code as LocalSystem. The EaseUS UPDATE SERVICE registers C:\Program Files (x86)\EaseUS\ENS\ensserver.exe as an unquoted auto-start binary path, so Windows can resolve an attacker-planted executable at an earlier space-delimited path segment. Exploitation requires local filesystem access and write permission at a searched path; service startup then runs the planted file with LocalSystem privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-50914
- Published
- Jan 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Vendor
- EaseUS
- Product
- EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
- Classifications
- CWE-428, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.
- Affected versionversion=15.1.0.0
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- EaseUS Data Recovery - 'ensserver.exe' Unquoted Service Pathproof of concept · demonstrated
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo