Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-11-10T17:10:31.066Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-18T17:10:59.799Z

Source :

Qualys
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43079 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux
Qualys
  • Cloud Agent
  • Cloud Agent For Linux
Qualys Inc
  • Qualys Agent
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