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CVE-2025-32975

Quest — Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Quest · CWE-287 — Improper authentication · in CISA KEV since 2026-04-20

CISA federal deadline · Overdue by 6 monthsCISA KEVActively Exploited
75

EVRS 75 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 1,215 of 2,954 tracked

Raised to the floor for a confirmed exploited vulnerability.

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Why it scores 75

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and an EPSS probability of 0.025.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareDid not apply
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

kace systems management appliance: update to 13.0.385 or later | kace systems management appliance: update to 13.1.81 or later | kace systems management appliance: update to 13.2.183 or later | kace systems management appliance: update to 14.0.341 or later | kace systems management appliance: update to 14.1.101 or later

Affected versions

  • kace systems management appliance>= 13.0 < 13.0.385>= 13.1 < 13.1.81>= 13.2 < 13.2.183>= 14.0 < 14.0.341>= 14.1 < 14.1.101

Remediation

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

Fixed versions from NVD.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 10.0 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.025 (84.5th pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Unknown or none CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2026-05-04 · CISA federal deadline · Overdue by 6 months CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. None known Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 10.0 (v3.1), assigned by mitre. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

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.

What CISA says to do