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Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2023-53949

HIGH8.5

AspEmail 5.6.0.2 Local Privilege Escalation via Binary Permission Vulnerability

Published Dec 19, 2025

Modified 4 weeks ago

No fix available

Details

AspEmail 5.6.0.2 contains a binary permission vulnerability that allows local users to escalate privileges through the Persits Software EmailAgent service. Attackers can exploit full write permissions in the BIN directory to replace the service executable and gain elevated system access.

References

WEBhttps://www.aspemail.com ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53949 DETECTIONhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51380 ADVISORYhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspemail-local-privilege-escalation-via-binary-permission-vulnerability

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v4.0

8.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Attack Requirements

NoneAT:N

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Vulnerable System

Vuln. Confidentiality

HighVC:H

Vuln. Integrity

HighVI:H

Vuln. Availability

HighVA:H

Subsequent System

Subseq. Confidentiality

NoneSC:N

Subseq. Integrity

NoneSI:N

Subseq. Availability

NoneSA:N

8.5/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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Configuration

Incorrect Permission Assignment

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedDec 19, 2025

ModifiedDec 19, 2025

CVE-2023-53949 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence