Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2023-53949AspEmail 5.6.0.2 Local Privilege Escalation via Binary Permission Vulnerability
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in AspEmail from Aspemail. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-51380 exploit
- Official Product Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: AspEmail 5.6.0.2 Local Privilege Escalation via Binary Permission Vulnerability third-party-advisory