Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 11.0.273 API Endpoints access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 11.0.273 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component API Endpoints. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-32084. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 11.0.273. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component API Endpoints. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Quest KACE Systems Deployment Appliance (SMA) 11.0.273. If a customer restricts access to the web console by IP address or subnets, the API endpoints are not restricted. If credentials/API keys are known to an attacker, the appliance can still be accessed via the API, leading to a potential compromise of the entire environment that is configured for KACE.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.quest.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-32084 since 05/06/2021. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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-2021-32084 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-32084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383743

Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2026 01:46
Changes: 07/28/2026 01:46 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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