Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 11.0.273 Rate Limiting kboxid access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 11.0.273. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Rate Limiting. Executing a manipulation of the argument kboxid can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-32088. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 11.0.273. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Rate Limiting. The manipulation of the argument kboxid with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. Certain API endpoints contain a rate-limiting feature to minimize a brute-force attack. This protection can be bypassed by removing the kboxid cookie.

The advisory is shared for download at support.quest.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-32088 since 05/06/2021. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/06/2021 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +1908 days VulDB entry created
07/28/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
07/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: quest.com

Advisory: support.quest.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-32088 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-32088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383740

Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2026 01:43
Changes: 07/28/2026 01:43 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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