Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53954
ActFax 10.10 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially escalate privileges by exploiting the ActiveFaxServiceNT service configurati
Published Dec 19, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · ActFax ActFax
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53954. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of ActFax ActFax is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.14%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor ActFax ActFax 10.10
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.
Are you affected?
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- vendor ActFax ActFax 10.1010.10
How to fix CVE-2023-53954
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 10.10
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53954. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of ActFax ActFax is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with ActFax ActFax 10.10 10.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 19, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53954
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53954
30-day exploitation probability 0.14%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-204605
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.ex
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
- EUVDOct 30, 2026