High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 31, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-11132
CVE-2018-11132
Description
In order to perform actions that require higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue that runs daemonized with root privileges and only allows a set of commands to be executed. A command injection vulnerability exists within this message queue which allows low-privilege users to append arbitrary commands that will be run as root.
Affected products
1- Range: =8.0.318
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.coresecurity.com/advisories/quest-kace-system-management-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilitiesnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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