High severity · published Jul 8, 2019
CVE-2019-10973
Quest KACE, all versions prior to version 8.0.x, 8.1.x, and 9.0.x, allows unintentional access to the appliance leveraging functions of the troubleshooting tools located in the…
7.2
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Quest KACE, all versions prior to version 8.0.x, 8.1.x, and 9.0.x, allows unintentional access to the appliance leveraging functions of the troubleshooting tools located in the administrator user interface.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KS
Kace Systems Management Appliance · Quest
8.0.0 through 8.0.320; 8.1.0 through 8.1.108; 9.0.0 through 9.0.270 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10973
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10973
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109001
Patch
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-183-02
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