CVE-2023-26278

Local privilege escalation

Published May 31, 2023 · Updated Jan 9, 2025

Privilege escalation in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 allows local authenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges on Windows systems. Public advisories do not identify the vulnerable component or operation that permits the elevation. Exploitation requires an authenticated local account and user interaction; IBM reports potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 allows local authenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges on Windows systems. Public advisories do not identify the vulnerable component or operation that permits the elevation. Exploitation requires an authenticated local account and user interaction; IBM reports potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-26278
Published
May 31, 2023
Updated
Jan 9, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM QRadar WinCollect
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 31, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0 <=10..3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM QRadar WinCollectversion=10.0 <=10..3

Published CVSS scores

7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 11, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 17, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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