CVE-2018-11132 in the critical feed json
In order to perform actions that require higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue th…
published 2018-05-31 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-3174
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 18.0%
- EPSS 18.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In order to perform actions that require higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue that runs daemonized with root privileges and only allows a set of commands to be executed. A command injection vulnerability exists within this message queue which allows low-privilege users to append arbitrary commands that will be run as root.
Exploit prediction
18.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- coresecurity.com https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
-
coresecurity.com
/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-11132
- NVD CVE-2018-11132
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