CVE-2026-33253 Privilege escalation in SANUPS SOFTWARE
Local attackers with write access to the system drive root can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges due to unquoted service paths.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-33253?
CVE-2026-33253 is a high-severity vulnerability in SANYO DENKI CO., LTD. SANUPS SOFTWARE, published on 25 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SANUPS SOFTWARE provided by SANYO DENKI CO., LTD. registers Windows services with unquoted file paths. A user with the write permission on the root directory of the system drive may execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33253?
How do I fix CVE-2026-33253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-33253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-33253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8745-x4ph-xhpc.