Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-92189 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92189 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-92189?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 4 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Quest Foglight for Databases prior to 8.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92189?
- Yes: fixed in Foglight 8.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-92189 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-92189?
- Check whether you run Quest Foglight for Databases at an affected version. 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: Foglight 8.3
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the writeTopologySectionToFile method due to insufficient validation of user-supplied file paths before use in file operations. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this path traversal and code execution vulnerability over the network to achieve remote code execution (RCE) in SYSTEM context. This is a critical issue as it requires no authentication and no user interaction.
Affected products
- Quest Foglight for Databases prior to 8.3
Timeline
- 2026-04-30: disclosed
- 2026-11-03: advisory