What is CVE-2025-26850?

CVE-2025-26850 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2025-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-26850?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

CVE-2025-26850

The agent in Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) before 14.0.97 and 14.1.x before 14.1.19 potentially allows privilege escalation on managed systems.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance — versions 0, 14.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-26850?: CVE-2025-26850 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2025-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-26850?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.