CVE-2023-53965 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2023-53965

SOUND4 Server Service 4.1.102 Local Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path

8.6 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab

References

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Affected Vendor

SOUND4 Ltd.

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Affected Software

SOUND4 Server Service

Vulnerable Versions:

4.1.102

Timeline

Official Publish: December 22nd, 2025

Last Modified: December 22nd, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow

Privilege Escalation

T1036 Masquerading

Defense Evasion

T1543 Create or Modify System Process

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1569 System Services