VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-28142

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.13%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-04-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • bugreport@qualys.com: CWE-362
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references