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CVE-2021-32086
An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273.
Impact
An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. It uses a hardcoded symmetric encryption key to encrypt secrets in the MySQL databases. (This key is not unique for each installation.) An attacker that gains access to the MySQL server or a backup files can decrypt the secrets. Often, the decrypted secrets can be used to escalate privileges within KACE, or gain privileged access to unrelated systems or services.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Quest | Kace Systems Management Appliance | Version 11.0.273 |