SB2023053106 - Two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent



SB2023053106 - Two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent

Published: May 31, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023053106
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26278)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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.


2) Execution with unnecessary privileges (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26277)

CWE-ID: CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to application is executed with elevated privileges. A local low-privileged user can execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.