Exploited· due 2022-04-159.8criticalCriticalused in ransomware
CVE-2018-11138
Quest Kace System Management Appliance
The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 is accessible by anonymous users and can be abused to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- It is known to have been used in ransomware campaigns.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-04-15. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2018-05-31
- Last modified
- 2026-08-13
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-25
- Remediation due
- 2022-04-15
- Sources
- CISA KEV, NVD
Affected products
- Quest Kace System Management Appliance8.0.318
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.