CVE-2023-53965

high

Description

SOUND4 Server Service 4.1.102 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path by inserting malicious code in the system root path that could execute with LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sound-server-service-local-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-path

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51167

https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5721.php

https://web.archive.org/web/20221207074555/https://www.sound4.com/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-12-22

Updated: 2026-01-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00013