CVE-2023-28140
low-risk
Published 2023-04-18
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.7/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Cloud Agent
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal