CVE-2023-28143 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Qualys Cloud Agent for macOS versions 2.5.1-75 before 3.7, specifically on macOS 10.15 and older. The flaw stems from incorrect file permissions during installation, allowing an authenticated local attacker to gain root privileges by exploiting writable access to files during the package extraction and copying process. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.5.1-75, < 3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualys:cloud_agent:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
>= 2.5.1-75, < 3.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:qualys:cloud_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Possible Local Privilege Escalation of Qualys Cloud Agent for Mac prior to 3.7 [CVE-2023-28143]
Apr 18, 2023Possible Local Privilege Escalation of Qualys Cloud Agent for Mac prior to 3.7 [CVE-2023-28143]
Apr 18, 2023Possible Local Privilege Escalation of Qualys Cloud Agent for Mac prior to 3.7 [CVE-2023-28143]
Apr 18, 2023Possible Local Privilege Escalation of Qualys Cloud Agent for Mac prior to 3.7 [CVE-2023-28143]
Apr 18, 2023Possible Local Privilege Escalation of Qualys Cloud Agent for Mac prior to 3.7 [CVE-2023-28143]
Apr 18, 2023Possible Local Privilege Escalation of Qualys Cloud Agent for Mac prior to 3.7 [CVE-2023-28143]
Apr 18, 2023