CVE-2023-28143 Local Privilege Escalation
Local attackers can gain root privileges during installation on older macOS versions due to insecure file permissions in the Qualys Cloud Agent installer.
- 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-2023-28143?
CVE-2023-28143 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
Qualys Cloud Agent for macOS (versions 2.5.1-75 before 3.7) installer allows a local escalation of privilege bounded only to the time of installation and only on older macOSX (macOS 10.15 and older) versions. Attackers may exploit incorrect file permissions to give them ROOT command execution privileges on the host. During the install of the PKG, a step in the process involves extracting the package and copying files to several directories. Attackers may gain writable access to files during the install of PKG when extraction of the package and copying files to several directories, enabling a local escalation of privilege.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28143?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualys Cloud Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28143?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28143 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28143 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualys Cloud Agent
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crgr-4cw4-mj2w.