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CVE-2018-11138

CRITICAL9.8
CISA KEV

Published 2018-05-31 · Updated 2026-08-13 · Source cve@mitre.org

Summary

CVE-2018-11138 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Quest KACE System Management Appliance. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 25, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 15, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Quest has 2 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.

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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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-78CWE-78

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Quest — KACE System Management Appliance

Name: Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Date added: 2022-03-25 · Due: 2022-04-15

USED IN RANSOMWARE

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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