CVE-2023-28142 Race Condition
A race condition in Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM during uninstallation.
- 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-2023-28142?
CVE-2023-28142 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
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: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualys Cloud Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualys Cloud Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7m47-393h-xm3q.