CVE-2025-32975 KEV
10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 84)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-05-04.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.49% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-05-04 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-06-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-04-20 |
| Due | 2026-05-04 |
| Vendor / product | Quest / KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| quest | kace systems management appliance |
References
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/22
- https://seralys.com/research/CVE-2025-32975.txt
- https://support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/25
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32975
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