What is CVE-2025-32975?

CVE-2025-32975 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-06-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-32975?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-32975 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-32975 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-04-20), indicating it is being actively exploited.

Auth bypass in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance

CVE-2025-32975

Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183, 14.0.x before 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.x before 14.1.101 (Patch 4) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials. The vulnerability exists in the SSO authentication handling mechanism and can lead to complete administrative takeover.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.024 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Quest Kace_systems_management_appliance
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2026-04-20. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2026-05-04.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-32975?: CVE-2025-32975 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-32975?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-32975 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2025-32975 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-04-20), indicating it is being actively exploited.