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CVE-2018-11138
Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 92.1%
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Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 92.06% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- quest/kace system management appliance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11138
References
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44950/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44950/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-11138US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.