What is CVE-2021-44031?

CVE-2021-44031 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace_desktop_authority, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-44031?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Quest Kace_desktop_authority

CVE-2021-44031

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Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.021 (79.4th 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 Kace_desktop_authority
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44031?: CVE-2021-44031 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace_desktop_authority, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-44031?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.