Qualys TRU Uncovers Chained LPE: SUSE 15 PAM to Full Root via libblockdev/udisks

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has discovered two linked local privilege escalation LPE flaws. The first CVE-2025-6018 resides in the PAM configuration of openSUSE Leap 15 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 15. Using this vulnerability, an unprivileged local attacker—for example, via SSH—can elevate ...

Qualys TotalCloud Wins “Best Cloud Security Product” at 2025 SC Awards Europe

We’re proud to announce that Qualys TotalCloud has been named “Best Cloud Security Product” at the 2025 SC Awards Europe —a recognition of our relentless drive to unify, simplify, and modernize cloud security for enterprises across the globe. In today’s complex multi-cloud world, securing...

Qualys VMDR Wins at 2025 SC Awards Europe for Best Vulnerability Management Solution

We’re excited to share that Qualys VMDR Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response has won the Best Vulnerability Management Solution for 3 years in row at 2025 SC Awards Europe , recognizing its market-leading innovation and measurable impact in reducing cyber risk for businesses worldwid...

USN-7559-1 systemd vulnerability

Qualys discovered that systemd incorrectly handled metadata when processing application crashes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information...

USN-7545-2: Apport regression

USN-7545-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. The update introduced a regression that prevented core dumps from being generated inside containers. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Qualys discovered that Apport incorrectly handled metadata...

USN-7545-2 apport regression

USN-7545-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. The update introduced a regression that prevented core dumps from being generated inside containers. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Qualys discovered that Apport incorrectly handled metadata...

Qualys Recognized as The Leader in Attack Surface Management by KuppingerCole

In today’s ever-evolving security landscape, organizations face an unprecedented expansion of digital assets—and with that expansion comes a growing attack surface. We're proud to announce that Qualys has been named The Leader in the2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Attack Surface...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : Apport vulnerability (USN-7545-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7545-1 advisory. Qualys discovered that Apport incorrectly handled metadata when processing application crashes. An...

Qualys TRU Discovers Two Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities in Apport and systemd-coredump: CVE-2025-5054 and CVE-2025-4598

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has discovered two local information-disclosure vulnerabilities in Apport and systemd-coredump. Both issues are race-condition vulnerabilities. The first CVE-2025-5054 affects Ubuntu's core-dump handler, Apport , and the second CVE-2025-4598 targets...

Eliminate Risk with Precision: Introducing Vulnerability Detection Sources in VMDR

In the race against cyber threats, finding vulnerabilities is no longer enough. True security comes from understanding them—where they exist, how they were discovered, and what risks they pose. One of the most overlooked aspects in vulnerability management is knowing the source of detection...

CVE-2022-29550

An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It writes "ps auxwwe" output to the /var/log/qualys/qualys-cloud-agent-scan.log file. This may, for example, unexpectedly write credentials from environment variables to disk in cleartext. NOTE: there are no common circumstances in which...

CVE-2022-29549

An issue was discovered in Qualys Cloud Agent 4.8.0-49. It executes programs at various full pathnames without first making ownership and permission checks e.g., to help ensure that a program was installed by root and without integrity checks e.g., a checksum comparison against known legitimate...

Security, Uninterrupted: Inside Qualys’ Zero-Touch Security Vision with Qualys Cloud Agent

New Feature: Remote Log Collection for Seamless Troubleshooting and Analysis In the modern enterprise, where resilience and scale are non-negotiable, the margin for error in cybersecurity has all but disappeared. Yet the tools available to security teams remain tethered to legacy...

Bridging the Gap: How Qualys Simplifies NCA ECC 2024 Compliance for Businesses

As the digital environment advances, new and more sophisticated cyber threats emerge, necessitating stronger and more adaptive cybersecurity measures. Recognizing this need, the National Cybersecurity Authority NCA of Saudi Arabia has introduced the Essential Cybersecurity Controls ECC 2024...

Guard Against GenAI and LLM Risks from Development to Deployment with Qualys TotalAI

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the enterprise. From automating customer service to accelerating code generation, large language models LLMs are rapidly becoming embedded in how businesses operate and compete. But as organizations embrace this innovation, they are also opening...

Steps to TruRisk™ – 2: Measuring the Likelihood of Vulnerability Exploitation

Cybersecurity programs rely on various methods to measure the risk associated with vulnerabilities for prioritization, such as CVSS, EPSS, CISA KEV, or even internally developed systems that combine multiple approaches. While these methods help assess whether a specific vulnerability exists on an...

Qualys TRU Discovers Three Bypasses of Ubuntu Unprivileged User Namespace Restrictions

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU recently disclosed three security bypasses in Ubuntu's unprivileged user namespace restrictions. Qualys responsibly disclosed these vulnerabilities to the Ubuntu Security Team on January 15, 2025, and has been working with Ubuntu since then. Qualys TRU uncovere...

How DevOps Can Move Fast and Stay Secure with TruRisk

Don’t Spend Your Time Fixing Too Many Vulnerabilities In modern DevOps, speed is everything—and so is security. But for most teams, the two feel constantly at odds. The reality? You’re probably spending valuable time fixing vulnerabilities that don’t actually matter. Moreover, there’s always the...

Qualys & ServiceNow: Automating Risk-Driven Remediation for Container Security

Introducing the Qualys & ServiceNow Integration Qualys and ServiceNow are redefining container vulnerability management with an integrated approach that streamlines remediation for highly ephemeral containerized workloads. Organizations can now seamlessly detect, prioritize, and remediate...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-10224

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary...