CVE-2025-32975
Published 2025-06-24 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2025-32975 is a critical-severity (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 20, 2026, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 4, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Quest has 2 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.
All 2 known-exploited Quest vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Quest — KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)
Name: Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Date added: 2026-04-20 · Due: 2026-05-04
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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

