Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0 renderTemplateString special elements in template engine

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8.2$0-$5k0.75+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as very critical has been identified in Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0. Affected by this issue is the function renderTemplateString. Such manipulation leads to special elements in template engine. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-92196. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Quest Foglight for Databases 8.2.0. Affected by this issue is the function renderTemplateString. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a special elements in template engine vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1336. The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Quest Foglight for Databases renderTemplateString Server-Side Template Injection 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 renderTemplateString method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before processing it with the template engine. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-29889.

The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-92196 since 09/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched 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 11/04/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1221.

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: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.1
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Class: Special elements in template engine
CWE: CWE-1336 / CWE-791 / CWE-790
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/15/2026 CVE reserved
11/04/2026 +50 days Advisory disclosed
11/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: quest.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: zdi
CVE: CVE-2026-92196 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-92196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-430904

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2026 01:09
Changes: 11/04/2026 01:09 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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