Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8868
CVE-2020-8868
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight Evolve 9.0.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the __service__ user account. The product contains a hard-coded password for this account. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-9553.
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Affected products
39.0.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 9.0.0
- (no CPE)range: = 9.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:quest:foglight_evolve:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- support.quest.com/foglight/kb/315091/fms-5-9-5-hotfix-hfix-314nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-290/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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