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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.095 (95.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.095 · newest: 0.095 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Quest Foglight Evolve — versions 9.0.0
- Quest Foglight Evolve — versions 9.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-290/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- support.quest.com/foglight/kb/315091/fms-5-9-5-hotfix-hfix-314 (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.