CVE-2023-53949

HIGH

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 permissi...

Affects 0 products across 2 vendors.

CVSS 3.18.4
CVSS v48.5
EPSS0.1%
Percentile2th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Requires local access, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Software sets permissions on critical resources allowing unintended actors to read or modify them.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
via CWE-732
CAPEC-61 Session Fixation
via CWE-732
CAPEC-127 Directory Indexing
via CWE-732
CAPEC-206 Signing Malicious Code
via CWE-732
CAPEC-642 Replace Binaries
via CWE-732
Show all 11

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

CVE-2023-53949 affects AspEmail 5.6.0.2, allowing local users to escalate privileges by replacing the Persits Software EmailAgent service executable due to improper binary permissions.

BSID: BS-2025-GLOBAL-177347-H • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-53949?
CVE-2023-53949 affects AspEmail 5.6.0.2, allowing local users to escalate privileges by replacing the Persits Software EmailAgent service executable due to improper binary permissions.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-53949?
CVE-2023-53949 has CVSS 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 0.1%.
Is CVE-2023-53949 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2023-53949 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-53949?
Priority: IMMEDIATE.
What systems are affected by CVE-2023-53949?
CVE-2023-53949 affects Full; Persits.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2023-53949
BSIDBS-2025-GLOBAL-177347-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2025-12-19
Last Modified2026-04-15
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
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.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Attackers with local access can exploit full write permissions in the BIN directory to replace the EmailAgent service executable, leading to elevated system access.

Exploitation Likelihood: HIGH

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Full — —
Persits — —
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 300 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash75add49f9fd63d7ae256143a9b646e3315a535cfe56ef0dccdc8d7f91eb6c171b05525f827b4ee925df34eec7ebd5525007b36b697c1a9287d34671bc05ab4b8
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