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Products by Quest Software Sorted by Most Security Vulnerabilities since 2018

Quest Software Disk Backup52 vulnerabilities

Quest Software Kace Systems Management Appliance14 vulnerabilities

Quest Software Policy Authority Unified Communications13 vulnerabilities

Quest Software Kace System Management Appliance11 vulnerabilities

Quest Software Kace Desktop Authority4 vulnerabilities

Quest Software Netvault Backup3 vulnerabilities

Quest Software Foglight Evolve1 vulnerability

Quest Software Kace Systems Deployment Appliance1 vulnerability

Quest Software Kace Systems Management1 vulnerability

Known Exploited Quest Software Vulnerabilities

The following Quest Software vulnerabilities have been marked by CISA as Known to be Exploited by threat actors.

Title Description Added
Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to perform remote code execution.
CVE-2018-11138 Exploit Probability: 86.8% 		March 25, 2022

The vulnerability CVE-2018-11138: Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability is in the top 1% of the currently known exploitable vulnerabilities.

By the Year

In 2025 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in Quest Software. Quest Software did not have any published security vulnerabilities last year.




Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2025 0 0.00
2024 0 0.00
2023 2 6.30
2022 3 9.03
2021 17 6.54
2020 2 9.80
2019 10 7.25
2018 66 8.70

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Recent Quest Software Security Vulnerabilities

There is an LDAP bind credentials exposure on KACE Systems Deployment and Remote Site appliances 9.0.146

CVE-2023-33254 6.5 - Medium - May 21, 2023

There is an LDAP bind credentials exposure on KACE Systems Deployment and Remote Site appliances 9.0.146. The captured credentials may provide a higher privilege level on the Active Directory domain. To exploit this, an authenticated attacker edits the user-authentication settings to specify an attacker-controlled LDAP server, clicks the Test Settings button, and captures the cleartext credentials.

AuthZ

An XSS vulnerability exists within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.1

CVE-2022-38220 6.1 - Medium - March 01, 2023

An XSS vulnerability exists within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.1 that may allow remote injection of arbitrary web script or HTML.

XSS

A SQL injection vulnerability exists within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0

CVE-2022-29807 9.8 - Critical - August 02, 2022

A SQL injection vulnerability exists within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0 that can allow for remote code execution via download_agent_installer.php.

SQL Injection

In Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0

CVE-2022-29808 7.5 - High - August 02, 2022

In Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0, predictable token generation occurs when appliance linking is enabled.

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

In Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0, a hash collision is possible during authentication

CVE-2022-30285 9.8 - Critical - August 02, 2022

In Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0, a hash collision is possible during authentication. This may allow authentication with invalid credentials.

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2

CVE-2021-44030 6.1 - Medium - December 22, 2021

Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 allows XSS because it does not prevent untrusted HTML from reaching the jQuery.htmlPrefilter method of jQuery.

XSS

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2

CVE-2021-44031 9.8 - Critical - December 22, 2021

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2. /dacomponentui/profiles/profileitems/outlooksettings/Insertimage.aspx contains a vulnerability that could allow pre-authentication remote code execution. An attacker could upload a .ASP file to reside at /images/{GUID}/{filename}.

Unrestricted File Upload

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2

CVE-2021-44029 9.8 - Critical - December 22, 2021

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute remote code through a deserialization exploitation in the RadAsyncUpload function of ASP.NET AJAX. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability when the encryption keys are known (due to the presence of CVE-2017-11317, CVE-2017-11357, or other means). A default setting for the type whitelisting feature in more current versions of ASP.NET AJAX prevents exploitation.

Marshaling, Unmarshaling

XXE can occur in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2

CVE-2021-44028 5.5 - Medium - December 22, 2021

XXE can occur in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 because the log4net configuration file might be controlled by an attacker, a related issue to CVE-2018-1285.

XXE

CSRF in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35722 6.5 - Medium - January 11, 2021

CSRF in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to force user modification/creation via a specially crafted link to the submitUser.jsp file. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Session Riding

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35727 5.4 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the BrowseDirs.do file via the title parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35726 6.1 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the /WebCM/Applications/Reports/index.jsp file via the by parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35725 6.1 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the /WebCM/index.jsp file via the msg parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35724 5.4 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the Error.jsp file via the err parameter (or indirectly via the cpr, tcp, or abs parameter). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35723 5.4 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the ReportPreview.do file via the referer parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35721 5.4 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the BrowseAssets.do file via the title parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Stored XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35720 5.4 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Stored XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to store malicious code in multiple fields (first name, last name, and logon name) when creating or modifying a user via the submitUser.jsp file. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35719 6.1 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the /WebCM/Applications/Search/index.jsp file via the added parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35206 6.1 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200 allows attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the cConn.jsp file via the ur parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35205 9.8 - Critical - January 11, 2021

Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200 allows attackers to scan internal ports and make outbound connections via the initFile.jsp file. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

SSRF

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35204 6.1 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200 allows attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the PolicyAuthority/Common/FolderControl.jsp file via the unqID parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

Reflected XSS in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200

CVE-2020-35203 6.1 - Medium - January 11, 2021

Reflected XSS in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200 allows attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the initFile.jsp file via the msg parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

XSS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight Evolve 9.0.0

CVE-2020-8868 9.8 - Critical - March 23, 2020

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight Evolve 9.0.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the __service__ user account. The product contains a hard-coded password for this account. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-9553.

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

service/krashrpt.php in Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance before 6.4 SP3 (6.4.120822)

CVE-2019-20504 9.8 - Critical - March 09, 2020

service/krashrpt.php in Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance before 6.4 SP3 (6.4.120822) allows a remote attacker to execute code via shell metacharacters in the kuid parameter.

Shell injection

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 has an XSS vulnerability (via the title field in the /common/ticket_associated_tickets.php service desk ticket functionality)

CVE-2019-13081 5.4 - Medium - November 06, 2019

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 has an XSS vulnerability (via the title field in the /common/ticket_associated_tickets.php service desk ticket functionality) that allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a service desk user's browser.

XSS

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 affecting the userui/software_library.php component

CVE-2019-12917 6.1 - Medium - November 06, 2019

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 affecting the userui/software_library.php component via the PATH_INFO.

XSS

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center version 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection

CVE-2019-12918 9.8 - Critical - November 06, 2019

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center version 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection. The affected file is software_library.php and affected parameters are order[0][column] and order[0][dir].

SQL Injection

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection

CVE-2019-13076 8.8 - High - November 06, 2019

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection. An authenticated user has the ability to execute arbitrary commands against the database. The affected component is /userui/ticket_list.php, and affected parameters are order[0][column] and order[0][dir].

SQL Injection

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 has an XSS vulnerability (via the sam_detail_titled.php SAM_TYPE parameter)

CVE-2019-13077 6.1 - Medium - November 06, 2019

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 has an XSS vulnerability (via the sam_detail_titled.php SAM_TYPE parameter) that allows an attacker to create a malicious link in order to attack authenticated users.

XSS

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection

CVE-2019-13079 8.8 - High - November 06, 2019

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection. An authenticated user has the ability to execute arbitrary commands against the database. The affected component is /adminui/history_log.php. The affected parameter is TYPE_NAME.

SQL Injection

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 has an XSS vulnerability (via an SVG image and HTML file)

CVE-2019-13080 5.4 - Medium - November 06, 2019

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 has an XSS vulnerability (via an SVG image and HTML file) that allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator's browser.

XSS

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection

CVE-2019-13078 8.8 - High - November 06, 2019

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance Server Center 9.1.317 is vulnerable to SQL injection. An authenticated user has the ability to execute arbitrary commands against the database. The affected component is /common/user_profile.php. The affected parameter is sort_column.

SQL Injection

Quest KACE, all versions prior to version 8.0.x, 8.1.x, and 9.0.x

CVE-2019-10973 7.2 - High - July 08, 2019

Quest KACE, all versions prior to version 8.0.x, 8.1.x, and 9.0.x, allows unintentional access to the appliance leveraging functions of the troubleshooting tools located in the administrator user interface.

Improper Input Validation

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance before 9.1

CVE-2019-11604 6.1 - Medium - May 24, 2019

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance before 9.1. The script at /service/kbot_service_notsoap.php is vulnerable to unauthenticated reflected XSS when user-supplied input to the METHOD GET parameter is processed by the web application. Since the application does not properly validate and sanitize this parameter, it is possible to place arbitrary script code into the context of the same page.

XSS

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11179 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 37 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11180 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 38 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11181 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 39 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11182 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 40 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11183 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 41 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11184 7.2 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 42 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11185 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 43 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11186 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 44 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11187 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 45 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11188 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 46 of 46).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11189 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows privilege escalation (issue 1 of 6).

Shell injection

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11190 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows privilege escalation (issue 2 of 6).

Improper Privilege Management

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11191 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows privilege escalation (issue 3 of 6).

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11192 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows privilege escalation (issue 4 of 6).

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11193 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows privilege escalation (issue 5 of 6).

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1

CVE-2018-11194 8.8 - High - June 02, 2018

Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows privilege escalation (issue 6 of 6).

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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