CVE-2023-53947: oscinventory OCS Inventory NG · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Affects oscinventory OCS Inventory NGSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| oscinventory OCS Inventory NG | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2023-53947 effectively, European organizations should: 1) Immediately audit all OCS Inventory NG installations to identify affected versions, focusing on version 2.3.0.0. 2) Verify and correct the service executable path in Windows services to ensure it is properly quoted, preventing the unquoted path vulnerability. This can be done by inspecting the service configuration via 'sc qc' or registry keys and updating the path with quotes. 3) Restrict local user permissions to prevent unauthorized file creation in directories included in the service path. 4) Implement application whitelisting and endpoint detection to monitor and block unauthorized executables from running with elevated privileges. 5) Apply vendor patches or updates as soon as they become available. 6) Educate local users about the risks of privilege escalation and enforce least privilege principles to limit local access. 7) Regularly monitor system and service logs for unusual service restarts or execution of unexpected binaries. 8) Consider isolating OCS Inventory NG servers and limiting access to trusted administrators only. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific nature of the unquoted service path vulnerability and the operational context of OCS Inventory NG.
Description
OCS Inventory NG 2.3.0.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to system level. Attackers can place a malicious executable in the unquoted service path and trigger the service restart to execute code with elevated system privileges.