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

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

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&gt;

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

WinCollect Agent MSI (64-bit) - Standalone only

WinCollect Agent MSI (32-bit) - Standalone only

Workarounds and Mitigations

None