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CVE-2023-28142

Race Condition

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

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.

*Credits: Lockheed Martin Red Team
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-03-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-04-18 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-26: Leveraging Race Conditions
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories 2023-04-28
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Qualys
Search vendor "Qualys"
 Cloud Agent
Search vendor "Qualys" for product "Cloud Agent"
 >= 3.1.3.34 < 4.5.3.1
Search vendor "Qualys" for product "Cloud Agent" and version " >= 3.1.3.34 < 4.5.3.1"
windows
Affected