# CVE-2023-54353: Chromacam 4.0.3.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges by placing malicious executables in unquoted service path directories.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r2cq-49ch-rf67

## What is CVE-2023-54353?

CVE-2023-54353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Personifyinc Chromacam, published on 19 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Chromacam 4.0.3.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the PsyFrameGrabberService that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing malicious executables in unquoted path directories. Attackers with write access to C:\ or subdirectories like C:\Program Files (x86)\Personify\ can place a malicious Program.exe or PsyFrameGrabberService.exe file that executes with LocalSystem privileges when the service starts automatically at boot.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-54353?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-54353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-54353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-54353 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-54353 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54353 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-54353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Personifyinc Chromacam, published on 19 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-54353 exists.

Affected product: Personifyinc Chromacam. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54353/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54353/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54353
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54353
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-54353

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54353/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.