: The service was installed using a file path that contains spaces but lacks double quotes (e.g., C:\Program Files\Active WebCam\service.exe instead of "C:\Program Files\Active WebCam\service.exe" ).
: You can verify your services by running this command in Command Prompt: wmic service get name, displayname, pathname, startmode | findstr /i "active webcam" | findstr /i /v """ active webcam 115 unquoted service path patched
# Query the ImagePath value path_val, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "ImagePath") winreg.CloseKey(key) : The service was installed using a file
unquoted service path vulnerability, the definitive security research and remediation details are documented in industry-standard advisories such as CVE-2021-47790 Exploit-DB Vulnerability Overview : Active WebCam 11.5 by Vulnerability Type : Unquoted Service Path (CWE-428). : Allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated SYSTEM privileges Root Cause : The service executable path C:\Program Files\Active WebCam\WebCam.exe _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(key