What is CVE-2021-32087?

CVE-2021-32087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-32087?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

CVE-2021-32087

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It installs with default user credentials. The kbftp account has a password of getbxf, which is publicly known and documented. This allows remote attackers to trivially gain privileged access to the FTP service interface, which contains MySQL backups. Sensitive information is stored in the database, such as privileged credentials for other systems.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Quest Kace_systems_management_appliance — versions 11.0.273
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32087?: CVE-2021-32087 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-32087?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.