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CVE-2023-28143

Local Privilege Escalation

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

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.

*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
* 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-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-30: Hijacking a Privileged Thread of Execution
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://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"
>= 2.5.1-75 < 3.7
Search vendor "Qualys" for product "Cloud Agent" and version " >= 2.5.1-75 < 3.7"
macos
Affected
in Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
Mac Os X
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"
<= 10.15
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.15"
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Safe