Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0 loadManageServerLicense path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component loadManageServerLicense. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-92194. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0. Affected is an unknown code of the component loadManageServerLicense. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Quest Foglight for Databases loadManageServerLicense Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Quest Foglight for Databases. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the loadManageServerLicense script. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-29231.

The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-92194 since 09/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/04/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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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• Quest

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• Foglight for Databases

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• 8.2.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.quest.com/

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