CVE-2023-28141

NTFS Junction

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















Analysis

No analysis available yet

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to 4.8.0.31 of Qualys Cloud Agent for Windows.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-31852 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Qualys
Published
Updated
Mar 3, 2025, 7:22 PM
Reserved
Mar 10, 2023, 9:23 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 18, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM