CVE-2023-28140 json
Executable Hijacking
published 2023-04-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31851
- cvss
- 6.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Qualys Cloud Agent 4.5.3.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Qualys Cloud Agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
qualys.com
/security-advisories/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-28140
- NVD CVE-2023-28140
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