CVE-2023-53965SOUND4 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.
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SOUND4 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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-428
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
sound4 playout_ula8_firmware sound4:playout_ula8_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 stream_x8_firmware sound4:stream_x8_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 stream_x4_firmware sound4:stream_x4_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 stream_x2_firmware sound4:stream_x2_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 wm2_firmware sound4:wm2_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 ip_connect_firmware sound4:ip_connect_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 voice_ula8_firmware sound4:voice_ula8_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 voice_ula4_firmware sound4:voice_ula4_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 voice_ula2_firmware sound4:voice_ula2_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 big_voice_firmware sound4:big_voice_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 pulse_eco_firmware sound4:pulse_eco_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 impact_eco_firmware sound4:impact_eco_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 first_firmware sound4:first_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 pulse_firmware sound4:pulse_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
sound4 impact_firmware sound4:impact_firmware | 4.1.102 | NVD |
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20221207074555/https://www.sound4.com/product
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51167exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sound-server-service-local-privilege-escalation-via-unquoted-service-paththird-party-advisory
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5721.phpexploit, third-party-advisory
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