Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0 Install License installLicense path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0. It has been classified as very critical. Impacted is the function installLicense of the component Install License. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-92192. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function installLicense of the component Install License. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Quest Foglight for Databases installLicense 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 installLicense 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-29215.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-92192 since 09/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/04/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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

Website

• Vendor: https://www.quest.com/

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