CVE-2023-28140
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CVE-2023-28140 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. An Executable Hijacking condition exists in the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.5.3.1. Attackers may load a malicious copy of a Dependency Link Library (DLL) via a local attack vector instead of the DLL that the application was expecting, when processes are running with escalated privileges. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An Executable Hijacking condition exists in the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.5.3.1. Attackers may load a malicious copy of a Dependency Link Library (DLL) via a local attack vector instead of the DLL that the application was expecting, when processes are running with escalated privileges. This vulnerability is bounded only to the time of uninstallation and can only be exploited locally. At the time of this disclosure, versions before 4.0 are classified as End of Life.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qualys | Cloud Agent | >= 3.1.3.34, < 4.5.3.1 |
References
- https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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