In order to perform actions that requires higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue managed that runs with root privileges and only allows a set of commands
Published May 31, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.02%
Description
In order to perform actions that requires higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue managed that runs with root privileges and only allows a set of commands. One of the available commands allows changing any user's password (including root). A low-privilege user could abuse this feature by changing the password of the 'kace_support' account, which comes disabled by default but has full sudo privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.0.318
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 86.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 86.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 11.86% (0.11859) | 95.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 86.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 11.86% (0.11859) | 95.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 86.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 11.86% (0.11859) | 95.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 86.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 11.86% (0.11859) | 95.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03016) | 85.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 44.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 44.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 42.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory |
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