Privilege escalation in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU80469

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38736

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 - 10.1.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_qradar_wincollect_agent:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_qradar_wincollect_agent:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_qradar_wincollect_agent:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7030703

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.