CVE-2023-53984 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-53984

HotKey Clipboard 2.1.0.6 - Privilege Escalation Unquoted Service Path

Vulnerability Description

Clevo HotKey Clipboard 2.1.0.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the HKClipSvc service that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute code with system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path to inject and execute arbitrary code by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations.

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:

  • Wim Jaap van Vliet

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

HotKey Clipboard
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1.0.6

Timeline

Official Publish: January 13th, 2026
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
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)