CVE-2023-28140 Executable Hijacking
Local attackers can hijack DLLs during uninstallation to execute code with escalated privileges in the Qualys Cloud Agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28140?
CVE-2023-28140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualys Cloud Agent, published on 18 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Executable Hijacking condition exists in the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.5.3.1. Attackers may load a malicious copy of a Dependency Link Library (DLL) via a local attack vector instead of the DLL that the application was expecting, when processes are running with escalated privileges. This vulnerability is bounded only to the time of uninstallation and can only be exploited locally.
At the time of this disclosure, versions before 4.0 are classified as End of Life.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualys Cloud Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualys Cloud Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9j6-7r4q-r5hg.