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ghsa-xp38-x25m-8fpq

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-07-05 00:30

Modified

2025-07-05 00:30

Severity ?

9.3 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

The agent in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) before 14.0.97 and 14.1.x before 14.1.19 potentially allows privilege escalation on managed systems.

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CVE-2025-26850 (GCVE-0-2025-26850)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-07-04 00:00

Modified

2025-07-08 14:36

Severity ?

9.3 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Summary

The agent in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) before 14.0.97 and 14.1.x before 14.1.19 potentially allows privilege escalation on managed systems.

References

URL

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https://support.quest.com/kb/4378559/quest-response-to-kace-sma-agent-vulnerability-cve-2025-26850

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Quest	KACE Systems Management Appliance	Version: 0 < 14.0.97 Version: 14.1.0 < 14.1.19

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