# CVE-2026-92192: Quest Foglight for Databases directory traversal remote code execution

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-92192-quest-foglight-for-databases-installlicense-directory-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-04. Updated: 2026-11-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-92192 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-11-04

Quest Foglight for Databases is a monitoring tool for database environments. A vulnerability in the installLicense script allows authenticated attackers to traverse directories and execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges, potentially enabling full compromise of monitored database infrastructure.

Technologies: [Quest Foglight for Databases](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/foglight-for-databases). Vendors: [Quest](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/quest).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-92192 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92192 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-92192?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 4 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Quest Foglight for Databases.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92192?** 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-2026-92192 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-92192?** Check whether you run Quest Foglight for Databases. 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 installLicense script in Foglight for Databases fails to validate user-supplied file paths before using them in file operations, enabling directory traversal attacks. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to write and execute arbitrary code in the SYSTEM context via network access without user interaction required.

## Affected products

- Quest Foglight for Databases

## Timeline

- 2026-05-21: disclosed
- 2026-11-03: advisory

## References

- [https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-855/](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-855/)

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