Quest KACE SMA up to 14.1 License missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Quest KACE SMA up to 14.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component License Handler. Such manipulation leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-32978. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quest KACE SMA up to 14.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component License Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is integrity.

The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-32978 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 13.0.385, 13.1.81, 13.2.183, 14.0.341 Patch 5 or 14.1.101 Patch 4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: KACE SMA 13.0.385/13.1.81/13.2.183/14.0.341 Patch 5/14.1.101 Patch 4

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
06/24/2025 +70 days Advisory disclosed
06/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: quest.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-32978 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-32978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313736

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2025 09:58
Changes: 06/24/2025 09:58 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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