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CVE-2023-28142
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-04-18T16:15:09.153 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:46:57.473

Summary

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.

Affected products

qualys — cloud_agent

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References

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