CVE-2018-11138: Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2018-11138 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-25
The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in Quest KACE System Management Appliance allows anonymous users to execute arbitrary commands on the system. This OS command injection vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication.
Yes. CVE-2018-11138 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2018-11138?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 25 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11138?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2018-11138 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-11138?
Check whether you run Quest KACE System Management Appliance. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318
Timeline
2018-05-31: disclosed: NVD Published Date
2022-03-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog