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

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

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.

Affected products

• AspEmail: through 5.6.0.2

References

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

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