CVE-2023-53965: SOUND4 Server Service 4.1.102 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local non-privileged users…

CVE-2023-53965 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.4 · Published 2025-12-22

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.

Technologies: Sound4 First, Sound4 First Firmware, Sound4 Impact, Sound4 Impact Eco, Sound4 Impact Eco Firmware, Sound4 Impact Firmware, Sound4 Pulse, Sound4 Pulse Eco, Sound4 Pulse Eco Firmware, Sound4 Pulse Firmware, Sound4 Wm2, Sound4 Wm2 Firmware. Vendors: Sound4.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-53965 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-53965 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-53965?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.4, published 22 December 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Sound4 Big Voice, Sound4 Big Voice Firmware, Sound4 First, Sound4 First Firmware and 26 more. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-53965?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-53965?
Check whether you run Sound4 Big Voice, Sound4 Big Voice Firmware, Sound4 First or one of the others listed. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Sound4 Big Voice
  • Sound4 Big Voice Firmware
  • Sound4 First
  • Sound4 First Firmware
  • Sound4 Impact
  • Sound4 Impact Eco
  • Sound4 Impact Eco Firmware
  • Sound4 Impact Firmware
  • Sound4 Ip Connect
  • Sound4 Ip Connect Firmware
  • Sound4 Playout Ula8
  • Sound4 Playout Ula8 Firmware
  • Sound4 Pulse
  • Sound4 Pulse Eco
  • Sound4 Pulse Eco Firmware
  • Sound4 Pulse Firmware
  • Sound4 Stream X2
  • Sound4 Stream X2 Firmware
  • Sound4 Stream X4
  • Sound4 Stream X4 Firmware
  • Sound4 Stream X8
  • Sound4 Stream X8 Firmware
  • Sound4 Voice Ula2
  • Sound4 Voice Ula2 Firmware
  • Sound4 Voice Ula4
  • Sound4 Voice Ula4 Firmware
  • Sound4 Voice Ula8
  • Sound4 Voice Ula8 Firmware
  • Sound4 Wm2
  • Sound4 Wm2 Firmware

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