CVE-2023-28143

Local Privilege Escalation

Published Apr 18, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description

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.









Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to v3.7 for Qualys Cloud Agent for MacOS.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-31854 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.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Qualys
Published
Updated
Feb 5, 2025, 8:25 PM
Reserved
Mar 10, 2023, 9:23 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 18, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM