CVE-2018-11132

Public Exploit

Description

In order to perform actions that require higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue that runs daemonized with root privileges and only allows a set of commands to be executed. A command injection vulnerability exists within this message queue which allows low-privilege users to append arbitrary commands that will be run as root.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.11% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory coresecurity.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities third party advisory exploit technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11132?
CVE-2018-11132 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11132?
To fix CVE-2018-11132, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11132 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-11132 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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