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CVE-2023-53984: HotKey Clipboard 2.1.0.6 - Privilege Escalation Unquoted Service Path

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Clevo HotKey Clipboard 2.1.0.6 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the HKClipSvc service that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute code with system privileges. Attackers can exploit the misconfigured service path to inject and execute arbitrary code by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations.

Affected products

• clevo HotKey Clipboard: 2.1.0.6

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20200713203236/https://www.clevo.com.tw/index-en.asp
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51206
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hotkey-clipboard-privilege-escalation-unquoted-service-path

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