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GHSA-J3GV-X7FR-5WQW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-10 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-10 18:30

Details

The Qualys Cloud Agent included a bundled uninstall script (qagent_uninstall.sh), specific to MacOS and Linux supported versions that invoked multiple system commands without using absolute paths and without sanitizing the $PATH environment. If the uninstall script is executed with elevated privileges (e.g., via sudo) in an environment where $PATH has been manipulated, an attacker with root/sudo privileges could cause malicious executables to be run in place of the intended system binaries. This behavior can be leveraged for local privilege escalation and arbitrary command execution under elevated privileges.

Severity ?

6.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-43079 (GCVE-0-2025-43079)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-10 17:10 – Updated: 2025-11-18 11:41

Summary

The Qualys Cloud Agent included a bundled uninstall script (qagent_uninstall.sh), specific to Mac and Linux supported versions that invoked multiple system commands without using absolute paths and without sanitizing the $PATH environment. If the uninstall script is executed with elevated privileges (e.g., via sudo) in an environment where $PATH has been manipulated, an attacker with root/sudo privileges could cause malicious executables to be run in place of the intended system binaries. This behavior can be leveraged for local privilege escalation and arbitrary command execution under elevated privileges.

Severity ?

6.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Assigner

Qualys

References

URL

Tags

https://www.qualys.com/security-advisories/cve-20…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Qualys Inc

Qualys Agent

Affected: 5.0 , < 7.2.3 (custom)

Qualys Inc	Qualys Agent	Affected: 3.12 , < 7.1.0 (custom)
Qualys Inc	Qualys Agent	Affected: 4.17 , < 6.0.0 (custom)
Qualys Inc	Qualys Agent	Affected: 0 , < 6.2.1 (custom)
Qualys Inc	Qualys Agent	Affected: 0 , < 6.3.1 (custom)

Credits

Brent Zaltsman (AfricanHipp0)

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CVE-2025-43079 (GCVE-0-2025-43079)

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