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CVE-2023-38736: IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent privilege escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.6, when installed to run as ADMIN or SYSTEM, is vulnerable to a local escalation of privilege attack that a normal user could utilize to gain SYSTEM permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 262542.

Affected products

• IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent: from 10.0 before 10.1.7 — fixed in 10.1.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.1.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262542
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7030703
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262542
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7030703

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