Security Advisories

Software vulnerabilities found in Qualys' products.

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This page contains information regarding security vulnerabilities that may impact Qualys' products. This may include issues specific to our software, or due to the use of third-party libraries within our software. Qualys strongly encourages users to ensure that they upgrade or apply relevant patches in a timely manner.

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  • Nov 11, 2025

    Local Privilege Escalation using qagent_uninstall.sh on Cloud Agent

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  • Jan 10, 2024

    Possible XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Plugin for Qualys Policy Compliance

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  • Jan 10, 2024

    Possible XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Plugin for Qualys Policy Compliance

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  • Jan 10, 2024

    Possible XXE vulnerability in Jenkins Plugin for Qualys Web Application Security

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  • Dec 08, 2023

    Stored XSS Vulnerability in QualysGuard VM/PC

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  • Sep 08, 2023

    Incorrect Permission Assignment on Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin 1.6.2.6 and earlier

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  • Apr 18, 2023

    Possible Executable Hijacking of Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows prior to 4.5.3.1 [CVE-2023-28140]

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  • Apr 18, 2023

    Possible NTFS Junction Exploitation on Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows prior to 4.8.0.31 [CVE-2023-28141]

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  • Apr 18, 2023

    Possible Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows Race Condition Exploitation prior to 4.5.3.1 [CVE-2023-28142]

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  • Apr 18, 2023

    Possible Local Privilege Escalation of Qualys Cloud Agent for Mac prior to 3.7 [CVE-2023-28143]

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  • Aug 15, 2022

    Possible local privilege escalation for Qualys Cloud Agent for Linux with Manifest versions prior to 2.5.548.2

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  • Aug 15, 2022

    Possible local information disclosure for Qualys Cloud Agent for Linux when logging level set to trace

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