Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Clevo HotKey Clipboard Software
CVE-2023-53984

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Clevo

Status
Hotkey Clipboard
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 January 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2023-53984?

The Clevo HotKey Clipboard version 2.1.0.6 has a misconfiguration in the HKClipSvc service that allows local non-privileged users to exploit its unquoted service path. By placing malicious executables in certain locations of the file system, attackers can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges, posing a significant threat to system security.

Affected Version(s)

HotKey Clipboard 2.1.0.6

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-53984 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51206
exploit
https://web.archive.org/web/20200713203236/https://www.cl...
product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hotkey-clipboard-pri...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Wim Jaap van Vliet
.