SOUND4 Server Service 4.1.102 Local Privilege Escalation via Unquoted Service Path

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-53965
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-22 22:16:01 UTC
Updated2026-10-28 19:10:00 UTC
DescriptionSOUND4 Server Service 4.1.102 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path by inserting malicious code in the system root path that could execute with LocalSystem privileges during service startup.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.002360000 probability, percentile 0.146840000 (date 2026-10-29)

Problem Types: CWE-428 | CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Sound4 Big Voice - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Big Voice Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 First - All All All
Operating System Sound4 First Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Impact - All All All
Hardware Sound4 Impact Eco - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Impact Eco Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Operating System Sound4 Impact Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Ip Connect - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Ip Connect Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Playout Ula8 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Playout Ula8 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Pulse - All All All
Hardware Sound4 Pulse Eco - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Pulse Eco Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Operating System Sound4 Pulse Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Stream X2 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Stream X2 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Stream X4 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Stream X4 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Stream X8 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Stream X8 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Voice Ula2 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Voice Ula2 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Voice Ula4 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Voice Ula4 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Voice Ula8 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Voice Ula8 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All
Hardware Sound4 Wm2 - All All All
Operating System Sound4 Wm2 Firmware 4.1.102 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA SOUND4 Ltd. SOUND4 Server Service affected 4.1.102 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51167 [email protected] www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
web.archive.org/web/20221207074555/https://www.sound4.com [email protected] web.archive.org Product
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sound-server-service-local-privilege-escalation-vi... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com Third Party Advisory
www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5721.php 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.zeroscience.mk Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab (en)

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