What is CVE-2020-8868?

CVE-2020-8868 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Foglight Evolve, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-8868?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8868 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Quest Foglight Evolve

CVE-2020-8868

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.

EPSS: 0.095 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Quest Foglight Evolve — versions 9.0.0
Quest Foglight_evolve — versions 9.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8868?: CVE-2020-8868 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Foglight Evolve, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-8868?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8868 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.