Critical 10.0Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Jun 24, 2025

CVE-2025-32975Quest 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…

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Apr 20, 2026; federal agencies had to remediate by May 4, 2026. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Apr 20, 2026; federal remediation due May 4, 2026Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 2.49% (percentile 84)
Assigned by: mitre
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Apr 21, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

quest kace_systems_management_appliance quest:kace_systems_management_appliance	from 13.0 before 13.0.385; from 13.1 before 13.1.81; from 13.2 before 13.2.183; from 14.0 before 14.0.341; from 14.1 before 14.1.101	NVD

References

https://support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978vendor-advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/22mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://seralys.com/research/CVE-2025-32975.txtthird-party-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/25mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32975us-government-resource

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