Two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent

Published: 2023-05-31

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-26278 CVE-2023-26277
CWE-ID	CWE-264 CWE-250
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU76689

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26278

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent: 10.0 - 10.1.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6999341

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Execution with unnecessary privileges

EUVDB-ID: #VU76688