High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-32978

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) allows unauthenticated users to replace system licenses through a web interface intended for license renewal. Attackers can exploit this to replace valid licenses with expired or trial licenses, causing denial of service.

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Affected products

Quest/KACE SMAllm-fuzzy
Range: <13.0.385, <13.1.81, <13.2.183, <14.0.341 (Patch 5), <14.1.101 (Patch 4)
Quest/Kace Systems Management Appliancellm-fuzzy
Range: <13.0.385, <13.1.81, <13.2.183, <14.0.341 (Patch 5), <14.1.101 (Patch 4)

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/25nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/25nvd
seralys.com/research/CVE-2025-32978.txtnvd
support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978nvd

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