What is CVE-2021-44028?

CVE-2021-44028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace_desktop_authority, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-44028?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-44028 known to be exploited?

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

XXE in Quest Kace_desktop_authority

CVE-2021-44028

XXE can occur in Quest KACE Desktop Authority before 11.2 because the log4net configuration file might be controlled by an attacker, a related issue to CVE-2018-1285.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.030 (85.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Quest Kace_desktop_authority
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44028?: CVE-2021-44028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace_desktop_authority, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-44028?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-44028 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.