Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-92199 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92199 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-92199?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 4 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Quest Foglight for Databases before 8.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92199?
- 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-2026-92199 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-92199?
- 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 symmetricDecrypt method of EncryptionUtil, which uses a hardcoded cryptographic key instead of a dynamically generated or externally managed key. An attacker with low-privileged code execution can decrypt sensitive data and leverage the hardcoded key material to escalate privileges to SYSTEM context. This is a local attack vector requiring prior code execution capability on the target system.
Affected products
- Quest Foglight for Databases before 8.3
Timeline
- 2026-06-09: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-11-03: patched: Fix released in Foglight 8.3
- 2026-11-03: advisory: Coordinated public disclosure (ZDI-26-863)