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CVE-2023-28140

6.7 · MEDIUM

An Executable Hijacking condition exists in the Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows platform in versions before 4.5.3.1.

Published Apr 18, 2023CWE-427EPSS 0.22%

Overview

CVE-2023-28140 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 18, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.qualys.com/security-advisories/Refwww.qualys.com/security-advisories/

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28140?

CVE-2023-28140 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 18, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-28140?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-28140?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-28140?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-28140 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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