Advisory ID: | Q-PVD-2023-02 |
CVE ID: | CVE-2023-28142 |
QID: | 378359 |
Published: | 2023-04-18 |
CWE: | CWE-426 |
NVD Risk Rating | Qualys Risk Rating | |
CVSSv3.1 Score | TBD | 6.7 / Medium |
CVSSv3.1 Vector (Base) | TBD | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
A Race Condition exists in the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions from 3.1.3.34 and before 4.5.3.1. This allows attackers to escalate privileges limited on the local machine during uninstallation of the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows. Attackers may gain SYSTEM level privileges on that asset to run arbitrary commands.
At the time of this disclosure, versions before 4.0 are classified as End of Life.
Customers are advised to upgrade to v4.5.3.1 or higher of Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows. If possible, customers should enable automatic updates.
Qualys has assessed the exploit and believes the risk to be low for the following reasons:
Lockheed Martin Red Team