CVE-2023-28142
Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows Privilege Escalation Remote Code Execution
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 18, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 28, 2023, 1:18 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-28142.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2023-28142 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 28, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ No Types Assigned https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qualys:cloud_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.3.34 up to (excluding) 4.5.3.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-28142 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-28142
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.13747
percentile