What is CVE-2022-30285?

CVE-2022-30285 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-30285?

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

Vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

CVE-2022-30285

In Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 12.0, a hash collision is possible during authentication. This may allow authentication with invalid credentials.

Published 2022-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.quest.com/kace/ (Vendor Advisory)
support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/kb/338232/quest-response-to… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-30285?: CVE-2022-30285 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-30285?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.