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CVE-2023-28143 Details

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.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path[email protected]
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
qualys cloud agent
>= 2.5.1-75, < 3.7

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x
<= 10.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-28143
NVD Published Date:
Apr 18, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-28143 Details - Not Deferred