Quest vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-32088 Critical · 9.8 CWE-384 Jul 27, 2026

Session Fixation in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. Certain API endpoints contain a rate-limiting feature to minimize a brute-force attack. This protection can be bypassed by removing the kboxid cookie.

CVE-2021-32087 High · 8.8 CWE-798 Jul 27, 2026

Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It installs with default user credentials. The kbftp account has a password of getbxf, which is publicly known and documented. This allows remote attackers to trivially gain privileged access to the FTP service interface, which contains MySQL backups. Sensitive information is stored in the database, such as privileged credentials for other systems.

CVE-2021-32086 Critical · 9.8 CWE-321 Jul 27, 2026

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It…

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services.

CVE-2021-32085 High · 8.8 CWE-798 Jul 27, 2026

Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It installs with default user credentials. The report and R1 MySQL accounts have a password of box747, which is publicly known and documented. This allows remote attackers to trivially gain privileged access to the MySQL databases. Sensitive information is stored in the database, such as privileged credentials for other systems.

CVE-2021-32084 Critical · 9.8 CWE-284 Jul 27, 2026

Improper Access Control in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. If a customer restricts access to the web console by IP address or subnets, the API endpoints are not restricted. If credentials/API keys are known to an attacker, the appliance can still be accessed via the API, leading to a potential compromise of the entire environment that is configured for KACE.

CVE-2026-9787 High · 8.8 CWE-78 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBULogDaemon Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBULogDaemon Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBULogDaemon JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27625.

CVE-2026-9786 High · 8.8 CWE-89 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBUDashboard SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBUDashboard SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBUDashboard JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27626.

CVE-2026-9785 High · 8.8 CWE-89 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBULibrarySlot SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBULibrarySlot SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBULibrarySlot JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27630.

CVE-2026-9784 High · 8.8 CWE-89 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBULibraryPort SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBULibraryPort SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBULibraryPort JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27631.

CVE-2026-9783 High · 8.8 CWE-89 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBURemovableMedia SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBURemovableMedia SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBURemovableMedia JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27632.

CVE-2026-9782 High · 8.8 CWE-89 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBUDeviceDrive SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBUDeviceDrive SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBUDeviceDrive JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27633.

CVE-2026-9781 High · 8.8 CWE-89 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBURASDevice SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBURASDevice SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBURASDevice JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27648.

CVE-2026-9780 High · 8.8 CWE-79 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup addclient3 Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup addclient3 Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the addclient3 webpage. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to the injection of an arbitrary script. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27666.

CVE-2026-7570 High · 8.8 CWE-89 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup NVBUDashboard SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup NVBUDashboard SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the processing of NVBUDashboard JSON-RPC messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-27809.

CVE-2026-7569 High · 8.8 CWE-79 Jun 24, 2026

Quest NetVault Backup viewclient Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Quest NetVault Backup viewclient Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Quest NetVault Backup. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the viewclient webpage. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to the injection of an arbitrary script. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-28202.

CVE-2025-67813 Medium · 5.3 CWE-276 Jan 12, 2026

Incorrect Default Permissions in Quest Kace Desktop Authority

Quest KACE Desktop Authority through 11.3.1 has Insecure Permissions on the Named Pipes used for inter-process communication

CVE-2025-12874 Medium · 6.3 CWE-444 Dec 19, 2025

HTTP Request Smuggling in Quest Coexistence Manager for Notes

Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Quest Coexistence Manager for Notes (Free/Busy Connector modules) allows HTTP Request Smuggling via the Content-Length-Transfer-Encoding (CL.TE) attack vector. This could allow an attacker to bypass access controls, poison web caches, hijack sessions, or trigger unintended internal requests. This issue affects Coexistence Manager for Notes 3.8.2045. Other versions may also be affected.

CVE-2025-32975 Critical · 10.0 KEV High · 61 CWE-287 Jun 24, 2025

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183, 14.0.x before 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.x before 14.1.101 (Patch 4) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials. The vulnerability exists in the SSO authentication handling mechanism and can lead to complete administrative takeover.

CVE-2018-11138 Critical · 9.8 KEV Urgent · 93 Public exploit Ransomware CWE-78 May 31, 2018

Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to execute arbitrary commands on the system.