CVE-2023-53954
low-risk
Published 2025-12-19
ActFax 10.10 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially escalate privileges by exploiting the ActiveFaxServiceNT service configuration. Attackers with write permissions to Program Files directories can inject a malicious ActSrvNT.exe executable to gain elevated system access when the service restarts.
Do I need to act?
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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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6
CVSS 6.2/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
25
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal