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CVE-2025-26850 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

The agent in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) before 14.0.97 and 14.1.x before 14.1.19 potentially allows privilege escalation on managed systems.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.3 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://support.quest.com/kb/4378559/quest-response-to-kace-sma-agent-vulnerability-cve-2025-26850	[email protected]	AdvisoryRemedyVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-863	Incorrect Authorization	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance	>= 14.1, < 14.1.19 >= 14.0, < 14.0.97
CPE cpe:2.3:o:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance_firmware:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_system_management_appliance:::::::: cpe:2.3:h:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance:::::::: Remediation Upgrade: 14.0.97moderate efforthttps://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/14.1/download-new-releases Upgrade: 14.1.19moderate efforthttps://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/14.1/download-new-releases

Product

Versions

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance

>= 14.1, < 14.1.19

>= 14.0, < 14.0.97

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_system_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

Upgrade: 14.0.97moderate efforthttps://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/14.1/download-new-releases
Upgrade: 14.1.19moderate efforthttps://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/14.1/download-new-releases

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jul 5, 2025	New CVE Received	[email protected]