CVE-2023-28142

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
QualysCloud Agent3.1.3.34 < 4.5.3.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-362: CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References