CVE DATABASE / CVE-2025-32975
CVE-2025-32975
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2026-04-20.
Federal remediation 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.
Summary
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 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 10 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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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
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.