CVE-2023-26278
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent privilege escalation
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248158.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent privilege escalation
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248158.
- Record
CVE-2023-26278- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-30101
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248158.
- Record
EUVD-2023-30101- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7pp-v74r-jw2c
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to...
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248158.
- Record
GHSA-q7pp-v74r-jw2c- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent 10.0 through 10.1.3 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248158.
- Record
CVE-2023-26278- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-26278 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Ibm Qradar Wincollect Agent, published May 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.