🛡 CVE-2018-11138
Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Quest KACE System Management Appliance CWE-78
Ransomware use
KNOWN
CISA KEV
EPSS
91.8%
Likely exploited · 100th pct
Added to KEV
2022-03-25
CISA
Remediate by
2022-04-15
⚠ OVERDUE
CWE
CWE-78
weakness
📈 EPSS exploit probability
91.8%
FIRST EPSS — 30-day probability of exploitation in the wild · band Likely exploited · higher than 100% of all scored CVEs
⚠ KEV remediation overdue
CISA required federal remediation by 2022-04-15. This exploited vulnerability is past its Binding Operational Directive 22-01 due date — prioritize patch/mitigation and hunt for exploitation.
📄 Description
The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to perform remote code execution.
🏹 Attributed exploitation
Malware / ransomware (KEV): ransomware (KEV-flagged)
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🔄 Internal pivots & actions
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