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CVE-2026-92199: Quest Foglight for Databases · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Affects Quest Foglight for DatabasesSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 01:13 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (zdi)CVSS 3.07.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
QuestFoglight for DatabasesAffected
  • =8.2.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should monitor Quest's advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, restrict local code execution capabilities to trusted users only to reduce the risk of exploitation.

Description

CVE-2026-92199 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Quest Foglight for Databases version 8.2.0. It arises from the use of a hard-coded cryptographic key in the symmetricDecrypt method of the EncryptionUtil component. An attacker with the ability to execute low-privileged code on the affected system can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level permissions.

Reports on CVE-2026-92199

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