CVE-2023-53946
Arcsoft PhotoStudio 6.0.0.172 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Dec 19, 2025
- Updated
- May 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 16, 2025
Description
Arcsoft PhotoStudio 6.0.0.172 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the ArcSoft Exchange Service that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted path and trigger the service to execute arbitrary code with system-level permissions.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | 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 | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PhotoStudioArcsoft |
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References
- ExploitDB-51393exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Arcsoft PhotoStudio 6.0.0.172 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalationthird-party-advisory
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