During a security review completed by a 3rd party, Seralys, 4 issues were identified. Including one that would allow unauthorized admin access to the appliance.
In partnership with Seralys, Quest has addressed these issues via the supplied hotfix and will be publishing the CVEs in accordance with industry standards, allowing customers time to remediate these issues before they are public.
Quest takes handling of vulnerabilities seriously, and we investigate and respond to all reported potential vulnerabilities. Our vulnerability reporting and response process can be found here .
Note: An issue has been identified where in some cases KACE Go app users are unable to login after applying the latest security update patch to the system. UPDATE: Cumulative Updates 6 and 5 released for 14.0 and 14.1, respectively. These patches fix the KACE Go app issue mentioned. If on 13.x, please contact support for assistance.
CVE-2025-32975, CVE-2025-32976, CVE-2025-32977, CVE-2025-32978 vulnerabilities exist within Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) through 14.1 which would allow unauthorized admin access to the appliance.
The KACE SMA Vulnerabilities reported under CVE-2025-32975, CVE-2025-32976, CVE-2025-32977, CVE-2025-32978 are resolved in via supplied hotfix or patch on KACE SMA versions 13.0.385, 13.1.81, 13.2.183, 14.0.341 (Patch 5), 14.1.101 (Patch 4).
Please make sure the KACE SMA appliance is updated to one of these secure versions.
Quest recommends that all customers ensure they are running a supported version of the KACE SMA. See KACE Software Product Support Lifecycle Policy
KACE SMA version 13.x:
Please download the 13.x security hotfix available at the support portal and apply under Admin console Settings | Appliance Updates.
This update includes SMA 13.0 and 13.1 2023 security updates. Please note the 13.x security hotfix will need to be re-applied to the system every time a full 13.x upgrade is completed to remain secure.
i.e. 13.1.79 -> 13.1.81 (security update) -> 13.2.182 -> 13.2.183 (security update).
KACE SMA version 14.0 and later:
Please get the latest version available for download at the support portal or using the automatic update through your KACE SMA adminui Settings | Appliance Updates - Server Version & Updates.
If manually upgrading from 14.0.341 please make sure the latest version (14.1.101) is downloaded and applied. Upgrades from 14.0.341 to 14.1.95 are not supported.
If the update does not show available for your appliance, please see: KACE Auto Update does not find the automatic update but the release can be found on the download page
