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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent is vulnerable to priviledge escalation (CVE-2023-26278)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent is vulnerable to priviledge escalation. IBM has addressed the relevant vulnerability

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-26278
DESCRIPTION:   IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248158 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
QRadar WinCollect Agent10.0 - 10.1.3

 


Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends customers upgrade their systems promptly.

There is a new upgrade for the WinCollect standalone agent. The following WinCollect standalone agent versions can be used to upgrade the affected versions to resolve the vulnerability. For information on how to upgrade your WinCollect version, see the WinCollect 10.1.4 release notes: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987783

Download and install the WinCollect standalone agent version 10.1.4 for your version of QRadar:

QRadar VersionWinCollect Standalone Agent 10.1.4 Versions
7.5

WinCollect Agent MSI (64-bit) - Standalone only

WinCollect Agent MSI (32-bit) - Standalone only

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM Security Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

08 May 2023: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 May 2023

UID

ibm16999341