High 8.4Published Dec 19, 2025

CVE-2023-53949AspEmail 5.6.0.2 Local Privilege Escalation via Binary Permission Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 10:10 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.4 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-732
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 13, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Aspemail AspEmail aspemail:aspemail (from the name)	through 5.6.0.2	CNA record

References

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51380	exploit
https://www.aspemail.com	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aspemail-local-privilege-escalation-via-binary-permission-vulnerability	third-party-advisory

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