title: IBM QRadar WinCollect Agent privilege escalation
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.
problem types: 264 Permissions, Privileges, Access Controls
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: QRadar WinCollect Agent
vendor: IBM
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 10.1.6, status: affected, version: 10.0, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL