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CVE-2023-28141 Details

Description

An NTFS Junction condition exists in the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.8.0.31. Attackers may write files to arbitrary locations via a local attack vector. This allows attackers to assume the privileges of the process, and they may delete or otherwise on unauthorized files, allowing for the potential modification or deletion of sensitive files limited only to that specific directory/file object. This vulnerability is bounded to the time of installation/uninstallation and can only be exploited locally. At the time of this disclosure, versions before 4.0 are classified as End of Life.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/ [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
qualys cloud agent
>= 3.1.3.34, < 4.8.0.31

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:qualys:cloud_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-28141
NVD Published Date:
Apr 18, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-28141 Details - Not Deferred