High severity · published Sep 8, 2023
CVE-2023-38736
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent privilege escalation
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.6, when installed to run as ADMIN or SYSTEM, is vulnerable to a local escalation of privilege attack that a normal user could utilize to gain SYSTEM permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 262542.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QW
QRadar WinCollect Agent · IBM
10.0 through 10.1.6 · source: vendor
QW
Qradar Wincollect · Ibm
10.0 before 10.1.7 · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38736
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38736
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262542
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7030703
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