Vulnerability · CVE-2025-43079
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 a
Published Nov 10, 2025 · catalog updated Mar 18, 2026 · Qualys Inc Qualys Agent
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43079. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Qualys Inc Qualys Agent is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.17%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Qualys Inc Qualys Agent 5.0 <7.2.3
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 elevat
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- vendor Qualys Inc Qualys Agent 5.0 <7.2.35.0 <7.2.3
How to fix CVE-2025-43079
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-43079. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Qualys Inc Qualys Agent is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Qualys Inc Qualys Agent 5.0 <7.2.3 5.0 <7.2.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 10, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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 pri
Mar 18, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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 pri
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-43079
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-43079
30-day exploitation probability 0.17%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-48941
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
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.