AspEmail 5.6.0.2 Local Privilege Escalation via Binary Permission Vulnerability

Advisories

severity: high
date: December 19, 2025
Affecting: AspEmail <= 5.6.0.2
CVE: CVE-2023-53949
CWE: CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVSS: 8.5
CVSS V4 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References: ExploitDB-51380
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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.