CVE-2025-32975 (GCVE-0-2025-32975)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-24 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-21 03:55
VLAI? CISA KEV
Summary
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.
Severity ?
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: b9ad58c5-efa2-4622-bf00-50d818be875a

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-32975

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-04-20 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-04-20
Asserted: 2026-04-20
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability | Affected: Quest / KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) | Description: Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2026-05-04 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32975
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-287
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)
Due Date 2026-05-04
Date Added 2026-04-20
Vendorproject Quest
Vulnerabilityname Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-04-20 20:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-04-20 20:00 UTC
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