CVE-2025-32975
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability
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.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Deadline for federal agencies: 2026-05-04.
6 articles across 5 outlets · first covered Apr 21, 2026 · latest May 13, 2026
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Quest KACE Flaw CVE-2025-32975 Leaks Data of 60+ Organisationssecurityaffairs.com · May 13, 2026
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CISA Adds Cisco SD WAN, Zimbra XSS Flaws to KEV Catalogwww.securityweek.com · Apr 21, 2026
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CISA adds weaponised PaperCut, TeamCity flaws to KEV catalogsecurityaffairs.com · Apr 21, 2026
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CISA adds eight KEV flaws, Cisco SDWAN bugs actively exploitedthehackernews.com · Apr 21, 2026
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Quest KACE SMA flaw lets attackers bypass authenticationwww.cisa.gov · Apr 21, 2026
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CISA warns KACE SMA bug lets attackers bypass authenticationcisa.gov · Apr 21, 2026