CVE-2025-32978

June 24, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

7.5
High

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) allows unauthenticated users to replace system licenses through a web interface intended for license renewal. Attackers can exploit this to replace valid licenses with expired or trial licenses, causing denial of service.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Quest
  • Kace Systems Management Appliance
  • 13.0, 13.1, 13.2, 14.0, 14.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a quest kace_systems_management_appliance 13.0 / / / / / / /
a quest kace_systems_management_appliance 13.1 / / / / / / /
a quest kace_systems_management_appliance 13.2 / / / / / / /
a quest kace_systems_management_appliance 14.0 / / / / / / /
a quest kace_systems_management_appliance 14.1 / / / / / / /

References

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/25
https://seralys.com/research/CVE-2025-32978.txt
https://support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978

Tags

cve@mitre.org
CWE-306
2025-06-24
CVE-2025-32978

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: June 24, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 24, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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