{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53954 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-53954 is a high-severity vulnerability in ActFax, published on 19 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53954 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-53954 is a high-severity vulnerability in ActFax, published on 19 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53954 exists.\n\nAffected product: ActFax. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53954/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-53954","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53954/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-53954","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-6hw7-52j7-xmq2"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Fax software","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in ActFax to execute malicious code with elevated system access.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"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","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-428","name":"Unquoted Search Path or Element"}],"description":"ActFax 10.10 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially escalate privileges by exploiting the ActiveFaxServiceNT service configuration. Attackers with write permissions to Program Files directories can inject a malicious ActSrvNT.exe executable to gain elevated system access when the service restarts.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"ActFax 10.10 Unquoted Path Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2023-53954","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x Authorization Bypass via Insecure Object References","id":"CVE-2023-53955"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WebsiteBaker 2.13.3 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page Creation","id":"CVE-2023-53953"},"products":["ActFax"],"published":"2025-12-19","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-07","vendors":["Actfax"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting an unquoted service path in ActFax to execute malicious code with elevated system access.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53954/"}