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
-
*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.
*Credits:
Lockheed Martin Red Team
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-03-10 CVE Reserved
- 2023-04-18 CVE Published
- 2023-04-19 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE 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 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| 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
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