Critical severity · published Jun 24, 2025
CVE-2025-32975
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability
In wildKEV
10.0
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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) 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Apr 20, 2026
Federal remediation dueMay 4, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KS
Kace Systems Management Appliance · Quest
13.0 before 13.0.385; 13.1 before 13.1.81; 13.2 before 13.2.183; 14.0 before 14.0.341; 14.1 before 14.1.101 · source: NVD
KS
KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) · Quest
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
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Apr 20, 2026·CISA Advisories
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2025-32975: Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) - Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) contains an improper authentication vulnerability that could allow attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials.
KSKACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA)CVE-2025-32975
Apr 20, 2026·CISA KEV
VulnerabilityCritical
Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-32975 (CVSS 10.0) to Hijack Unpatched Quest KACE SMA Systems
Threat actors are suspected to be exploiting a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA), according to Arctic Wolf.
The cybersecurity company said it observed malicious activity starting the week of March 9, 2026, in customer environments that's consistent with the exploitation of CVE-2025-32975 on unpatched SMA systems exposed to the internet. It's
Mar 23, 2026·The Hacker News
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32975
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32975
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
support.quest.com
https://support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978
seclists.org
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/22
seralys.com
https://seralys.com/research/CVE-2025-32975.txt
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