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Actively exploited · Published Jun 24, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2025-32975

Critical 10.0 Exploited

In plain English

A critical-severity improper authentication in KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) from Quest. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on April 20, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Apr 20, 2026
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Federal agencies must remediate by May 4, 2026.

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

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Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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